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Pedro Silva
Pedro Silva served 8 years in the U.S. Air force before answering his call to ministry. In his post-military years, he worked in both for- and non-profit organizations. Compelled to cultivate his passion of helping people, he enrolled at Andover Newton Theological School in Massachusetts in 2009 and in 2013 earned his Master’s in Divinity. After serving four years as student minister in Massachusetts, he came to Colorado. He is ordained through the United Church of Christ.
Dec 04 2020
News
Catholic archbishop: Biden should not receive Holy Communion because of abortion support
A retired Catholic archbishop on Friday said President-elect Joe Biden "should not receive Holy Communion" because of his position on abortion.
Archbishop Charles Chaput, writing in the religious journal First Things, said Biden's vocal support for abortion means that he is not in good standing with the Catholic Church and that priests should not give him Holy Communion until he ceases
Washington ExaminerAug 06 2022
News
Fancy Farm crowd shouts ‘Breonna Taylor’ throughout AG Daniel Cameron’s speech
Fired-up Democrats in the Fancy Farm crowd refused to let Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron forget what they see as his biggest failure. Dozens of Democrats loudly chanted “Breonna Taylor,” the name of the 26-year-old Black woman killed by Louisville police in 2020, for the duration of Cameron’s speech at the 142nd Annual picnic hosted by St. Jerome Catholic Church. Taylor was fresh in
Lexington Herald-LeaderMay 31 2022
News
Big problems, consensus solutions: Why so hard for Congress to act?
“On issues from gun safety to abortion, measures with broad public support have gotten nowhere on Capitol Hill. Can advocacy and a shift in assumptions overcome systemic dysfunction?
Do something!” a protester cried out as President Joe Biden left a church service Sunday in Uvalde, Texas.
“We will,” the president responded, pointing to the demonstrators as he climbed into his
Christian Science MonitorDec 16 2021
News
All 17 missionaries held hostage in Haiti have been released, police say
A group of 17 people who were being held hostage by a gang in Haiti have all been released. Haitian police spokesman Gary Desrosiers confirmed to CBS News on Thursday that 12 remaining hostages were freed, after five were let go previously.
Their church organization said in a statement, "We glorify God for answered prayer-the remaining twelve hostages are FREE! Join us in praising God
CBS News (Online)Apr 25 2022
News
Supreme Court to hear appeal of high school coach who lost job over on-field prayers
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday takes up the case of a Washington state high school football coach who lost his job after he refused to stop praying on the field immediately after games.
Joseph Kennedy says the school district violated his religious freedom by telling him he couldn’t pray so publicly after the games, but the district says it was trying to avoid the appearance
NBC News (Online)Jun 23 2021
Opinion
Corporate Media Don’t Understand Religion For The Same Reason They Don’t Understand America: Politics
It's no wonder the left and its defenders and scribes in corporate media don't understand Catholicism. Through the lens of American politics, how could they?
Newspaper readers and news-watchers these past few weeks have been treated to a running analysis from pundits and reporters on whether Catholic politicians should be under different rules than the other billion less-famous
The FederalistDec 25 2020
Opinion
It’s Not Nancy Pelosi’s Job To Tell Christians What They Are Allowed To Believe
When Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi recently said, “People say around here sometimes, ‘I’m faith-oriented, so I don’t believe in science,’” she displayed a common habit among pundits and politicians on both the left and right: producing a caricature of, or simply trying to redefine, Christian belief and religious practice.
This is a greater assault upon Christianity than arbitrary
The FederalistAug 02 2018
News
Pope Francis goes all-in against the death penalty.
The Vatican announced on Thursday that the pontiff revised the Catechism of the Catholic Church, the church’s written summarization of its teachings, to categorically oppose capital punishment in all circumstances.
New RepublicJul 07 2022
Opinion
Again, Americans are killed by a weapon of war. A ban must be on the table.
Once again, an angry young man with a high-powered rifle wreaks bloody havoc on an American community. Once again, heartbroken families must plan funerals for loved ones. Once again, something so simple — like going to church or attending school and now watching a parade — is added to the pleasures of life that can no longer be taken for granted. And once again, we must ask why we allow this
Washington Post