The Wire, created by David Simon (HBO, 2002-2008) The language, violence, and sexuality in the five seasons of David Simon’s sprawling urban novel about...
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The high cost of Catholic education leaves many in the dust. One mother argues that it will take the whole church to pick up the children who are left behind...
It seems that easy sex is rampant on college campuses today, but new research reveals that students really want romance. When Donna Freitas offered a class on...
Don’t listen to those New Atheists, says this Vatican astronomer. You shouldn’t have to choose between science and faith. Last fall, I confess, I was in the...
Think you want (or want your son or daughter) to attend a Catholic college but can’t imagine how you’ll afford it? You don’t have to be...
Are Catholic colleges and universities worth the price of admission? As almost all college students and their parents can tell you, paying for college hurts...
There is no particular person author Ann Patchett has looked to for inspiration. Instead, she credits her Catholic faith for teaching her a boundless capacity...
The church needs to reclaim a leadership role on race in America. It was the summer of 1954, just weeks after the U.S. Supreme Court had troubled the waters of...
Catholics have picked the winner of the popular vote for nine presidential elections in a row. Will they do it again in 2008? A few years ago, when Washington...
How parishes can successfully navigate this election year and promote faithful citizenship The year 2008 was a tough one for preachers. In March a video of the...
