editorials

In an interview last month, U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi claimed that Catholic bishops she had spoken with endorsed the current Senate health care bill under consideration in the House. She also claimed that the bill was abortion neutral, which remains flatly false.

Proposed change to state constitution would unfairly tax private school education

Soon, legislators in Jefferson City may consider an amendment to the Missouri Constitution that would replace the state’s current tax structure with a new and expanded state sales tax.

The Church is missionary by its very nature, and Christians, disciples of Jesus Christ, are called to be stewards of the Church's mission. This is the "great commission" which the Lord gave to his disciples before he ascended into heaven: "Go therefore and make disciples of all nations" (Matthew 28:19).

In his stewardship talks, the late Archbishop Thomas J. Murphy praised the generosity of the American people in their response to natural disasters. Hurricanes, floods and earthquakes bring out the best in us, he said. Occasions for solidarity and unprecedented generosity, they allow us to set aside our selfish preoccupations and to reach out to our sisters and brothers in need.

Msgr. Richard E. Hanneke is the director of the Office of Priests' Personnel. He was incorrectly identified in the Jan. 29 issue of the St. Louis Review.

Father Robert T. Evans, a member of the Board of Catholic Education, is the pastor of Annunciation Parish in Webster Groves. He was incorrectly identified in the Jan. 29 issue of the Review. The Review regrets the errors.

We often pride ourselves as an open-minded, liberated society. The ability to express our minds freely is a cherished right. Our Constitution guarantees our freedom of speech. In theory, no constraint is placed upon it. The truth, however, is that reality falls far short of promise