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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Semper Fidelis: A Story of Family, Sacrifice and Love of Country
May we remain always faithful to God, our brothers and sisters in Christ, and our beloved country.
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.
Archbishop Gomez: Catholic Missionaries Such as St. Junípero Witness to the ‘American Creed’
In a July 2 column, he reflected there is a fittingness to celebrating the memorial of St. Junípero Serra three days before Independence Day.
‘Into the Hands of America’: Pope Pius XII’s Blessing
COMMENTARY: The Pope in 1946 warned of the new post-war enemy that survived Nazism and was seeking revolution and disorder: atheistic communism. And the best response to that ideology was what the U.S. represented.
America’s First Freedom
A NOTE FROM THE PUBLISHER: As we approach the 245th anniversary of the ‘American Experiment,’ let us take stock of the state of religious liberty in the United States.
Thoughts for the Fourth: Recalling the Freedoms Contained in the Declaration
COMMENTARY: Individual Americans have stepped up in times of strife since the first Independence Day.
TV Picks 06.25.17
Independence Day-related viewing, as well as ‘Convocation of Catholic Leaders: The Joy of the Gospel in America’
Bishop Zubik at Fortnight for Freedom Closing Mass: Be ‘Footnotes’ for Christ
By their living witness, Catholics should point to Jesus, Pittsburgh shepherd said on July 4.
