The following is from Ed Mechmann’s public policy blog “Stepping Out of the Boat,” December 18th and is reprinted with permission. The governor of New York has announced that she will sign the assisted suicide bill into law. Since our state already has... Read More →

  The readings for the third Sunday of Advent in the Catholic lectionary include this passage from the Letter of James: “Do not complain, brothers and sisters, about one another, that you may not be judged. Behold, the Judge is standing before the gates.” (5:7-10)  This must be... Read More →