The Freedom From Religion Foundation caused a stir on Friday with a full-page ad in The New York Times with the heading “It’s time to consider...
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In a verdict that was both surprising and refreshing, a Vatican congregation this week overruled the decision of Cleveland Bishop Richard Lennon to close 13...
Episcopalians now have drafts of liturgical rites for same-sex marriage. It boggle my mind that while one church allows same-sex couples to marry, another...
Happy International Women’s Day! It’s kind of a big deal around the world, even if not so much in the U.S. The theme of this year’s...
Social service agencies may want to add a line to their application forms if they receive funding from a Catholic source: The Diocese of Sacramento will no...
Super Tuesday is now in the books, and last night's election results brought more of the same: Mitt Romney continues to lead, Rick Santorum remains a...
Finally, some different topics in the news today! Of course, the news isn’t all good: Statistics show that extreme poverty in the United States has...
The U.S. bishops have been talking so loudly lately about contraception and religious freedom that it’s beginning to overshadow their other initiatives. Did...
Mmmm….Beer. (Flickr photo cc by afagen) You don’t exactly need to go out on a limb to imagine that the wine served at Jesus’ farewell dinner was likely a...
Leading with Lent: Catching up on my blog reading after a quick vacation, I see that Julia Smucker at Vox Nova isn’t entirely crazy about the...
