J. Antonio Juarez works full-time in retail and part-time as a freelance short-story writer. His works have appeared in The Human Life Review, at The Maccabee Society, and now The Everyman.
So, as expected, Church leaders have decided to do nothing much about the scandals and cover-ups. Where does that leave Catholic laypeople and their priests?
The bishops continue dithering on the sexual abuse scandals and continue ignoring the rainbow-colored elephant in the room. The recent summit was simply more of the same.
The split between the bishops and the laity continues to widen. This is a problem not only for regular Catholics in need of strong leaders, but for those shepherds who are losing their way.
It's become the norm to use cold hard logic to speak against abortion, but this unfortunately falls short in too many cases. Reason alone is not enough to dislodge the deeply-rooted feelings of so many Americans.
The president made a moral case for building a wall at the border that all Americans can appreciate. Democrats treated this as another opportunity for opposing their enemy, regardless of what's best for the people.
