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Indivisible: Jay Richards on Right to Life and Social Justice

July 25, 2012 by Deacon Joel Schmidt 5 Comments
Indivisible: Restoring Faith, Family, and Freedom Before it's too Late

“We shouldn’t treat unequal issues as if they are equal.“ Congratulations to last week’s giveaway winner Rick Garland! Enter to win a your own copy of Indivisible! Simply leave a comment here. Next Wednesday, August 1, we will randomly select this week’s winner. Giveaway sponsored by The Maximus Group. You also can buy Indivisible from … [Read more…]

Posted in: Schmidt, Joel Tagged: abortion, Economic, Hunger, Immoral, Indivisible, Intrinsic Evil, James Robison, Jay Richards, Moral, Optimism, poor, poverty, Prolife, Prudential Judgment, Same-Sex Marriage, Slavery, Social Justice, Voting Guidelines for Catholics

Indivisible: Jay Richards on Morality and Economics

July 11, 2012 by Deacon Joel Schmidt 16 Comments
Indivisible: Restoring Faith, Family, and Freedom Before it's too Late

Distinctions between social and economic issues are artificial. Congratulations to last week’s giveaway winners Jessica Kiesling and Rita Rawson! See details below to enter this week’s Indvisible giveaway. You also can buy Indivisible from Ignatius Press (with Voting Guidelines for Catholics bonus CD). This is the second installment from our interview with Dr. Jay Richards; … [Read more…]

Posted in: Schmidt, Joel Tagged: abortion, Contraception, Economic Growth, Economics, education, Employment, Family, Gas Prices, Health and Human Services, Health Care, Holiness, Hunger, Indivisible, James Robison, Jay Richards, Jesus Christ, love, Marriage, Morality, Obamacare, poverty, Unemployment, Voting Guidelines for Catholics, Welfare

Hundreds of Nativities on Display at Annual No Room at the Inn

November 30, 2011 by Lisa Schmidt 1 Comment

Inspiring others to join in efforts to reduce poverty   More than 300 nativity scenes from around the world will be on display Sunday, December 4 from 1:00 – 5:00 p.m. in downtown Des Moines. The exhibition of nativities is the centerpiece of events hosted by Catholic Charities of Des Moines intended to inspire others to join … [Read more…]

Posted in: Schmidt, Lisa Tagged: Advent, Bishop Pates, Diocese of Des Moines, Hispanic Community Outreach, poverty, Refugee Resettlement., St. Joseph Emergency Family Shelter, St. Mary Family Center

The Demanding Work of Discipleship

October 4, 2010 by Deacon Joel Schmidt Leave a Comment

October 3, 2010: 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time We are inundated with offenses against human dignity on a daily basis: abortion, poverty, violence, embryonic stem cell research, pornography, euthanasia, etc. How do we deal with all this? That very issue was the subject of our readings this past Sunday. God, do something already! In the first reading, … [Read more…]

Posted in: Faith, Schmidt, Joel Tagged: abortion, Catholic, dignity, disciple, embryonic stem cell research, euthanasia, Gospel, Habakkuk, Holy Spirit, human, Judah, justice, patience, pornography, poverty, Prolife, Respect Life Sunday, responsibility, Timothy, trust, violence
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