Maryland DREAM Act would help worthy young people
Pat PerrielloNCR TodayQuestion 4 on the Maryland ballot focuses on Maryland's version of the DREAM Act. It provides undocumented immigrants the opportunity to pay in-state tuition at Maryland colleges...
View ArticleRepublicans, too, can support same-sex marriage
Pat PerrielloNCR TodayDavid Lampo makes an excellent case for Republicans to support same-sex marriage in his recent editorial in TheBaltimore Sun. It is interesting how his arguments parallel the...
View ArticleAnalyzing the 1 percent
Pat PerrielloNCR TodayWith the election just two weeks away, Americans are still faced with the choice of what kind of government we want. The addition of Paul Ryan to the Republican ticket has...
View ArticleThe legacy of George McGovern
Pat PerrielloNCR TodayI can't let the passing of George McGovern go by without saying a few words about him. He was one of my heroes.Heroes are not very popular these days, but in my day, I had many....
View ArticleVacationing at Virginia Beach during Hurricane Sandy
Pat PerrielloNCR TodayHurricane SandyAbout three months ago, we were trying to decide where we were going to take a one-week vacation. I somehow managed to decide on a week at Virginia Beach during...
View ArticleThe proper role of religion in the life of our country
Pat PerrielloNCR TodayThe United States is today one of the more religious countries in the world. Even recent surveys that show a diminution of religious sentiment do not diminish the religious fervor...
View ArticleChange is in the air for politics and the church
Pat PerrielloNCR TodayAmericans woke up Wednesday to a significantly changed country. No, it was not because we elected an African-American president. We did that four years ago. On the other hand, it...
View ArticleJohns Hopkins study recommends stronger gun laws
Pat PerrielloNCR TodayThe recent election has pushed a lot of important issues to a back-burner. One issue that generated some significant new data a couple of weeks ago is related to gun violence and...
View ArticleWho are the takers?
Pat PerrielloNCR TodayWho Are the Takers?The answer to that question is that all Americans are takers in relation to the federal government. Thomas Schaller writes a powerful article for the Baltimore...
View ArticleThe idea of sainthood for Dorothy Day
Pat PerrielloNCR TodayThe Catholic bishops at their meeting in Baltimore unanimously voted to promote the canonization of the founder of the Catholic Worker movement, Dorothy Day. As David Gibson in...
View ArticleSearching for peace between Israel and the Palestinians
Pat PerrielloNCR TodayPrime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel has rightly said that no country would tolerate a constant barrage of missiles being directed at it. The United States agrees that...
View ArticleWhere is the church's moral authority?
Pat PerrielloNCR TodayFaithful America references a story from The Associated Press about a Minnesota priest who withheld the sacraments for an entire family because of their 17-year-old son's support...
View ArticlePosturing over the 'fiscal cliff'
Pat PerrielloNCR TodayInitial hopes that there would be a quick deal to end the "fiscal cliff" crisis are fading fast as positions harden. The plan now seems to be to go over the fiscal cliff and then...
View ArticleThe continuity of Vatican II
Pat PerrielloNCR TodayAn interesting article in the Catholic Herald notes that both traditionalists and progressives are guilty of heresy when it comes to the Second Vatican Council.
View ArticleBob Costas' controversial discussion on gun violence
Pat PerrielloNCR TodayIt has become all too predictable and all too frequent. An incident of gun violence occurs -- in this case, Kansas City Chiefs player Jovan Belcher shooting his girlfriend then...
View ArticleTwo Catholic Supreme Court justices, two views on moral issues
Pat PerrielloNCR TodayNCR Today: Supreme Court justices Antonin Scalia and Anthony Kennedy are both Catholics. So why do their judicial philosophies differ so vastly?
View ArticleAn unspeakable tragedy and where we can go from here
Pat PerrielloNCR TodayI find myself speechless at the Friday shooting in Newtown, Conn., that ended the lives of 20 small children and six adults. This event, coming on the heels of the mall shooting...
View ArticleThe crusade for religious liberty
Pat PerrielloNCR TodayThe Catholic bishops in the United States seem determined to hitch their wagon to the star of religious liberty. This is quite ironic in that the 2000-year history of the church...
View ArticlePoliticians (undeservedly) enjoy their Christmas vacation
Pat PerrielloNCR TodayIn the summer of 2011, President Barack Obama and House Speaker John Boehner almost reached a $4 trillion deal that fell apart at the last minute. All the king's horses and all...
View ArticleIs there a way forward on gun violence?
Pat PerrielloNCR TodayThere is a wide variety of ideas and attitudes regarding gun violence within our country, just as there is on a number of other issues. However, protecting our children and...
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