Here is Bishop William Murphy speaking for the Catholic Bishops of the United States. The Catholic position on health care reform is clear and balanced. It truly represents our commitment to the dignity of all human life.
Monday, September 28, 2009
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Healthcare and Small Business
Leo and Mike Schweiss are small businessmen in Minnesota. Leo's business is small and employs only himself.
"His brother Mike, however, has gone "big time," by small town standards. He has 50 employees working at his Schweiss Bi-Fold Doors company at nearby Hector, making him one of the largest employers in his southern Minnesota area. The factory is out on the Schweiss family farm "home place," which has a Fairfax telephone number but a Hector mail address.
So how does he provide health insurance coverage for his skilled work force?
"I can't," he said. His company's insurance costs were rising from $30,000 to $60,000 a year. "So what I do is I make a contribution to the employees' health insurance costs, and they have to find their own.
"That's not a health care system. That's no system at all. It's crazy."
Studies show this discourages would-be entrepreneurs from starting new businesses, holding back Minnesota's and the nation's economy.'
Read the entire interview at "Minnesota 2020".
"His brother Mike, however, has gone "big time," by small town standards. He has 50 employees working at his Schweiss Bi-Fold Doors company at nearby Hector, making him one of the largest employers in his southern Minnesota area. The factory is out on the Schweiss family farm "home place," which has a Fairfax telephone number but a Hector mail address.
So how does he provide health insurance coverage for his skilled work force?
"I can't," he said. His company's insurance costs were rising from $30,000 to $60,000 a year. "So what I do is I make a contribution to the employees' health insurance costs, and they have to find their own.
"That's not a health care system. That's no system at all. It's crazy."
Studies show this discourages would-be entrepreneurs from starting new businesses, holding back Minnesota's and the nation's economy.'
Read the entire interview at "Minnesota 2020".
Sunday, September 20, 2009
A meditation on Priesthood
Another video on the priesthood from Grassroot Films that can be found on the Diocese of Trenton Video Site entitled, "Fishers of Men".
An opportunity to meditate on how it is that men discern God's call to be Priests.
An opportunity to meditate on how it is that men discern God's call to be Priests.
Thursday, September 17, 2009
Archbishop Wuerl on Healthcare Reform
Archbishop Donald W. Wuerl of Washington, DC has written an Op-Ed for 'Politics Daily'. He says in part,
“As Congress returns to work, the debate on health care reform surely will focus on the political, technical and economic repercussions of various proposals. What cannot get lost in this debate, however, are the moral implications. Health care is about life and death, who can take their children to the doctor and who cannot, who can afford decent medical coverage and who is left to fend for themselves. Because health care reform has real consequences -- literally life and death -- decisions must be evaluated through a prism of fundamental ethical principles to see how they will impact the dignity and value of each human life.
Universal coverage should be universal, including everyone. Health care reform cannot leave people out because of pre-existing conditions, chronic illnesses, their place of work or because they cannot afford insurance. Reform should not leave people out because of where they come from or when they arrived here.
The United Stated Conference of Catholic Bishops, following the Gospel mandate to care for the "least of these," urges us to look at health care from the bottom up. A particular gauge against which to measure true universal coverage would be how reform treats the immigrants in our midst who contribute their labor and taxes to our nation, but are at risk of being left out of health care reform."
Read Archbishop Wuerl's entire article.
“As Congress returns to work, the debate on health care reform surely will focus on the political, technical and economic repercussions of various proposals. What cannot get lost in this debate, however, are the moral implications. Health care is about life and death, who can take their children to the doctor and who cannot, who can afford decent medical coverage and who is left to fend for themselves. Because health care reform has real consequences -- literally life and death -- decisions must be evaluated through a prism of fundamental ethical principles to see how they will impact the dignity and value of each human life.
Universal coverage should be universal, including everyone. Health care reform cannot leave people out because of pre-existing conditions, chronic illnesses, their place of work or because they cannot afford insurance. Reform should not leave people out because of where they come from or when they arrived here.
The United Stated Conference of Catholic Bishops, following the Gospel mandate to care for the "least of these," urges us to look at health care from the bottom up. A particular gauge against which to measure true universal coverage would be how reform treats the immigrants in our midst who contribute their labor and taxes to our nation, but are at risk of being left out of health care reform."
Read Archbishop Wuerl's entire article.
Sunday, September 13, 2009
Priestly Vocations
Here is a video from our former Diocese of Trenton, New Jersey, featuring Priests and Seminarians speaking about their vocations.
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