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Obama calls for spirit of unity at National Prayer Breakfast
President Obama spoke Thursday at the 60th annual National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, saying God's grace is carried out "by Americans of every faith, and no faith, uniting around a common purpose -- a higher purpose. It's inspiring. This is what we do as Americans in times of trouble. We unite, recognizing that such crises call on all of us to act, recognizing that 'there but for the grace of God go I.'" more » |
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2.2 million children celebrating Catholic Schools Week
William McGurn writes this week in the Wall Street Journal, "Though the Catholic school system remains America's largest alternative to public education, the number of both schools and students is roughly half what they were at their peak in the mid-1960s. According to the National Catholic Education Association, the trend continued last year, with 162 Catholic schools consolidating or closing against only 31 new openings." more » |
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Bishops reaffirm commitment to peace in the Holy Land
Bishop Gerald Kicanas, Vice President of the USCCB, joined bishops from Europe and Canada in issuing a communiqué in Jerusalem called "The Courage to Achieve Peace in the Holy Land." The bishops said, "For us, this is not merely about politics; it is an issue of basic human rights." more » |
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Please Read: US Catholic
Bishops' "Faithful Citizenship"
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"He gave us strength in time of trouble, wisdom in time of uncertainty, and sharing in time of happiness. He will always be by our side...[May he] be remembered simply as a good and decent man, who saw wrong and tried to right it, saw suffering and tried to heal it, saw war and tried to stop it. Those of us who loved him and who take him to his rest today, pray that what he was to us and what he wished for others will some day come to pass for all the world. As he said many times, in many parts of this nation, to those he touched and who sought to touch him:
Some men see things as they are and say why. I dream things that never were and say why not."Sen Edward M. Kennedy (1932-2009)
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"Today I say to you that the challenges we face are real. They are serious and they are many. They will not be met easily or in a short span of time. But know this, America: They will be met.
"On this day, we gather because we have chosen hope over fear, unity of purpose over conflict and discord.
"On this day, we come to proclaim an end to the petty grievances and false promises, the recriminations and worn-out dogmas, that for far too long have strangled our politics."
Inaugural Address, President Obama
Cost of the War in Iraq
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