Archdiocese of Washington strongly criticizes Georgetown University's invitation to Secretary Sebelius, architect of HHS mandate
The Archdiocese of Washington issued a May 15 statement strongly criticizing Georgetown University for selecting Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius as a featured speaker at an awards ceremony during commencement week there. Over the past year, the nation's Catholic bishops have repeatedly criticized the HHS health insurance mandate, of which Sebelius is the principal architect -- saying it threatens the religious freedom of Catholic institutions like universities, hospitals and social service agencies, because it would force them to provide employees with health insurance coverage for abortion-inducing drugs, contraceptives and sterilization procedures in violation of Church teaching. Sebelius has been invited to speak at Georgetown's Public Policy Institute awards ceremony during the university's commencement weekend.
Tuesday, May 15, 2012 |
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Editorial: "Disappointed But Not Surprised"
Late last Friday, Georgetown University announced that U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius is the featured speaker for an awards ceremony at the University's Public Policy Institute. This news is a disappointment but not a surprise.
Thursday, May 10, 2012 |
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| Mentors in Washington shaped new Baltimore archbishop's life, work |
When Archbishop William Lori is installed as the 16th archbishop of Baltimore on May 16, in a way it will be a homecoming for him. He returns to the Maryland archdiocese where he studied as a seminarian, less than an hour's drive away from the neighboring Archdiocese of Washington, where he first served as a priest and bishop.
Wednesday, May 16, 2012 | |
| Cardinal Dolan encourages CUA graduates to reflect Christ's self-giving love |
New York Cardinal Timothy Dolan praised the class of 2012 at The Catholic University of America, saying in his May 12 commencement address that the 1,500 students upon whom degrees were conferred that day had all majored in "the Law of the Gift" - learning to pattern their lives after the self-giving love of Jesus.
Monday, May 14, 2012 | |
| St. Elizabeth School's Golden Apple teacher always 'felt called to teach' |
Even though for a brief time Patricia Petruzzelli thought she might like to be an architect, she always knew in her heart she wanted to teach. "I am a kind of architect," the Golden Apple Award-winning teacher said recently. "I help children by giving them the framework to define their life - especially in the area of faith."
Wednesday, May 16, 2012 | |
| Veteran of nearly 50 years of teaching is Golden Apple winner at St. Francis International School |
Nora Facchiano approaches teaching with the same curiosity that has guided her for 74 years: "You have to learn something new every day of your life." With 49 years of teaching in Catholic schools, she continues to pass along those lessons today to about 200 students enrolled in the Extended School Program at St. Francis International School in Silver Spring.
Wednesday, May 16, 2012 | |
Editorial: "Responding with love to a hate-filled ad"
The Washington Post runs an ad campaign promoting its newspaper with the slogan, "If you don't get it, you don't get it." More and more, that slogan seems appropriate when analyzing the declining editorial and advertising standards of that once-great paper.
Thursday, May 10, 2012 |
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