Legatus: An election year thought

Legatus: An election year thought

Dec 1, 2008 | Catholicism, faith, politics

by Patrick Novecosky Throughout Advent, we hear the message loud and clear: “Prepare the way of the Lord!” The Church calls us to prepare our hearts for Christ’s coming — not just his coming as our Savior, born 2,000 years ago in Bethlehem — but for his coming anew...
Legatus: An election year thought

Legatus: The future is in our hands

Nov 1, 2008 | Catholicism, culture, faith, politics

by Patrick Novecosky If I’ve learned anything from watching the past few election cycles, it’s that politics follows culture. Lawmakers tend to take their cues from the prevailing cultural wind. From their perspective, they stand a better chance of getting elected by...
Legatus: An election year thought

Legatus: Healing the Body of Christ

Oct 1, 2008 | Latest

by Patrick Novecosky It doesn’t take great powers of observation to realize we live in a wounded, sin-scarred world. Each one of us has been hurt by our own sinfulness and by the sins of others. Some wounds are superficial and heal with time. Others are so deep, we...
Legatus: An election year thought

Legatus: The problem with pain

Jun 1, 2008 | faith

by Patrick Novecosky As a child, I was always looking for ways to get out of my chores, and in my teen years, I didn’t get much better at ducking my responsibilities. My brother Andrew and I — the oldest sons in a family of nine children — grudgingly accepted our...