Ven. Fulton Sheen: ‘The Declaration of Independence Is a Declaration of Dependence’
‘Because God made us free, we have rights,’ said Archbishop Sheen. ‘Because God made us creatures, we have duties.’
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Aquinas Proves God Exists and Faith Is Discoursed and Explained, as Culture Is Engaged
BOOK PICKS: Reads for our times
Natural Law and Moral Virtues Bring Independence From Tyranny
In the very opening sentence of the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson appeals to the authority of “the Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God.”
Fulton Sheen’s July 4 ‘Declaration of Dependence’
BOOK PICK: On July 4, 1941, then-Msgr. Fulton Sheen published a book to stir America’s soul into realizing what its independence entailed and to warn Americans what they must do to keep it.
1619, 1776 and the United States of America
COMMENTARY: There’s no arguing it: The United States of America, as our founders conceived it, started in 1776.
Is the American Founding Compatible With a Catholic Vision of the Human Person?
COMMENTARY: A new book on America’s founding highlights that the stakes are high, and, as the nightly news makes clear, America is up for grabs.
Jogging Our Collective Memory on July 4th: Christian Faith Has Been Bedrock of Our Nation
A NOTE FROM OUR PUBLISHER
Bellarmine, Jefferson and the Declaration of Independence
EDITORIAL: Any discussion of genius and influence must include two names, one the author of the Declaration of Independence and the other a doctor of the Church.
