by roblawrieauthor | Oct 28, 2018 | Uncategorized
“First they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out—because I was not a socialist. Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out— because I was not a trade unionist.” Martin Niemoller. As an American, and I am a proud one, we have a moral...
by roblawrieauthor | Aug 26, 2018 | Catholic Church
Good money after bad? Is that what the Catholic Church is doing in settling sex abuse claims without a plan to prevent their reoccurrence? Are those billions of settlement dollars money well spent? Why have priests continued to be able to commit those heinous acts? As...
by roblawrieauthor | May 22, 2018 | Catholic Church
One for all and all for one… That loyalty pledge is usually seen in a positive light, but is it? When all 31 active bishops from Chile agreed to resign together over the cover-up of the Catholic Church sex abuse scandal, the loyalty of each other to the group is...
by roblawrieauthor | Apr 17, 2018 | Parenting, Uncategorized
June Cleaver, Harriet Nelson, Alice Kramden, Margaret Anderson. Who remembers these characters from 1950’s television? These were all women who played the dutiful wives and mothers of their television series. The gender roles of days past were clear and although some...
by roblawrieauthor | Apr 16, 2018 | Catholic Church, Faith
Who am I and what is my purpose in this life? I, like many others, have asked myself these two questions hundreds of times, especially when things were difficult. In order to understand who I am, I have had to grapple with the question of identity. My issue, however,...
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