Watch this excellent lecture by Villanova professor Eugene McCarraher on corporate personhood.

I was happy to sign on to this statement today originally signed by about 150 Catholic theologians calling for an end to the death penalty. Please spread the word. Here is an excerpt: Therefore, in concert with our recent popes and bishops, we oppose the death penalty, whether a person on death row is guilty [...]

For the folks over at The American Catholic: In the right-of-center Daily Telegraph, Tom Chivers said the death penalty was “barbaric” and far more likely to be used against black people than white. But the main thrust of his argument was that there were serious doubts over the conviction. “If you are pro-death penalty, you [...]

A man was lynched yesterday, and as Thom points out, the so-called “pro-life” Catholic blogs are silent.