For most nonsmoking asthmatics, the question of whether to support the smoking ban for St. Paul would be a no-brainer. On the contrary, I, a nonsmoker with a long history of asthma, strongly oppose this infringement on the rights of business owners.
The following is an excerpt from a homily given by Deacon Timothy Yanta of the St. Paul Seminary.
As the father of a St. Thomas graduate, I’m privileged to discuss military issues with the St. Thomas community. I will begin with a little history of my involvement with the military.
Everyone knows that voting is the duty and privilege of every American citizen. However, “duty” and “privilege” do not conger up connotations strong enough to express the responsibility associated with this right. This is because external action is a manifestation of the heart; our acts reveal the inner beliefs and principles that we hold and how strongly we hold them. Although the act of voting itself appears trivial – leaving no more than a small check on a piece of paper as evidence – vot
Addressing the United Nations recently, President Bush called for a “comprehensive ban on human cloning,” a policy that he has upheld for the past three years in the United States.
But, Bush’s new policy is more than just a ban on human cloning. He’s asking for an end to cloning embryos for stem cell research.
With the presidential election drawing near, it would seem natural for liberals and conservatives to want to present themselves and their respective ideals attractively to the public.
Yet, when I look around me, it seems that liberals have forgotten to represent their own platform and have instead taken up bashing or protesting as their way to market themselves in the 2004 election campaign.