I rsquo m very grateful to have the mother that I do Among the many and varied reasons I have for my gratitude certain news events have reminded me of yet another When I was three years old at a Peach Festival in Western New York a man approached my mother and offered to buy me for 500 on the
Nicholas D. Sawicki
Nicholas D. Sawicki is associate director of development for the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston and a frequent contributor to America.
Understanding the Minimum Wage
On January 28 President Barack Obama delivered his fifth State of the Union address in which he outlined a progressive agenda for the year to come The president spoke on the need for immigration reform educational advancement furthering services to our armed forces and injured veterans providin
Fighting for Food Stamps
On February 7 nbsp President Barack Obama signed the Agricultural Act of 2014 into law The Act is being hailed as a seminal bipartisan piece of legislation with a heavy focus on helping farmers Mr Obama emphasized the fact that the bill would help rural communities in regards to economic develop
Making a Christmas Pilgrimage
Every year at Christmas upon my return home I always make an extra effort to visit my alma mater My primary reason is clear to visit friends that I made amongst the faculty and staff when I was a student there and with whom I still try to keep close ties But I do retain a secondary reason for m
Illuminating Hope in Solidarity
I have never met Segundo Montes I have also never met Ignacio Ellacuria or Amando Lopez I have not met Ignacio Martin-Baro Juan Ramon Moreno Joaquin Lopez y Lopez nor Elba Ramos or her daughter Celina The truth is that they all died five years before I was even born These eight individuals li
Rendering the Soul
It begins with the woodwinds soft low and warm Next the violins enter at first intermittently and then the brass burst forth with the chorus shortly thereafter Forcing the listener to run the gamut of emotions from fear to joy horror to relief and with overwhelming force and great empowerme
In the New, November 6th
M23 rebels laid down their arms in the Democratic Republic of Congo The Supreme Court deliberated nbsp quot official quot prayer Vatican Officials reported Monday that the nbsp Extraordinary Synod of Bishops set for next October which will use materual gathered from an unprecedented 39-point ques
Bryan Cranston, LBJ, and Today
Lyndon Baines Johnson 36th President of the United States had what many consider to be one of the rockiest administrations in the history of the U S presidency From his ascension to office upon the assassination of President Kennedy to the riots in Maryland and the South to the cacophonous Dem
Finding the Balance
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In the News, October 9th
Archbishop Dominique Mamberti Secretary for Relations with States of the Holy See spoke on Wednesday regarding Vatican financial transparency and presented new legislation in the Vatican rsquo s financial laws to reduce any chance of money laundering or the financing of terrorism In his general au
