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Omar Gutierrez
Omar F. A. Gutiérrez works for the Archdiocese of Omaha as the Special Assistant to the Archbishop George J. Lucas and as the Manager of the Office of Missions & Justice. He has a background in Catholic theology from the Franciscan University of Steubenville, the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas in Rome (the Angelicum) and finally from the University of Dallas where his Master’s thesis applied Cardinal Newman’s marks of the development of doctrine to Vatican II’s Dignitatis humanae.
Omar has fostered a special interest in the Social Teaching of the Catholic Church. His articles in that vein have been published in several online and print Catholic media including the National Catholic Register, The Catholic Answer and Catholic World Report. His audio series on Catholic Social Teaching with Kris McGregor for DiscerningHearts.com has been given favorable reviews by CatholicCulture.com and by leading Catholic apologists. His website is omargutierrez.com.
Most importantly, Omar is happily married and enjoys his children’s laughter.
Recent Posts
A Simple Prayer Method From A Simple Pontiff
It is becoming increasingly clear that our Pope Francis is a pope who, as Stephen White put it, smells like his sheep. He is a man of his people, and a father who communicates to his people in a fashi... More
Pope Francis the Liberator
A bit ago I wrote about the legacy of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI with regard to the social teaching of the Church. I wrote that he understood that those theologies which insist on making the social te... More
Social Teaching and B16
From early on in the pontificate of Pope Benedict XVI, I was keyed in on how he would articulate Catholic Social Teaching. As Cardinal Ratzinger he had quite a bit to say about Liberation Theology. As... More
Of Violence And Two Young Men
I could not help but be struck by the juxtaposition of two events that occurred yesterday. Most of you have heard of the terrible violence that occurred in Colorado. A young man in his early twenties ... More
Can A Catholic Still Vote For Him… Even Now?
When professor Doug Kmiec asked and answered the question in 2008 about whether Catholics could vote for Barack Obama he didn’t manage to convince a single soul. I mean that no one changed their vot... More
And When is Partisan Really Partisan?
Have you been called partisan recently? I think it happens to me about five times a day. Either in an e-mail, or a comment, or, worse, in an e-mail about my alleged partisanship which is sent to my bo... More
When is Prudence Prudence?
A bit ago I wrote about prudential decisions and the economy. In that case, many laity and several bishops were complaining about the prudential application of principles to the Ryan budget by Bishop ... More
RE: In Defense of John Roberts
My personal reactions to the Supreme Court decision yesterday have varied, but wherever I find myself at any given moment, I mainly still agree with what Carson Holloway said so well in his post “In... More
Principles vs. Prudence the U.S. Bishops and Economics
The news out of the USCCB meeting in Atlanta last week included a conversation amongst the bishops about reactions to Congressman Paul Ryan’s budget. It was a conversation more important than the pe... More
Union Rights and Responsibilities
The Cardinal Newman Society pointed out the other day that a slew of Jesuits at Marquette University wanted Gov. Walker of Wisconsin recalled. When asked why they did so, the spokesman for the Provinc... More
