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Vatican II Opened October 1962

Pope John XXIII officially opened the Second Vatican Council on 11 October 1962 during a solemn ceremony inside St. Peter’s Basilica, setting in motion a 4-year event which would see the Church open her doors to the world in a process of “updating” (in Italian: “aggiornamento”) for the contemporary age.

Euthanasia: Ethical Perspectives on Prolonging Life

The Catholic moral tradition and its articulation in modern Catholic Social Teaching (CST) not only forbids euthanasia (death through a lethal drug administered by a physician), it also excludes aggressive medical treatment in some cases.  The secular discussion of the ethics of prolonging life tends toward two extremes:  do everything…

Wisdom Wednesday | October 12th

Santa arrives on Labor Day or sooner. Easter eggs, before Christmas. Fireworks, before Easter. Welcome to a holiday version of Wisdom Wednesday. (And what about a new advertising image of Jesus, just in time for the Super Bowl?)

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