Oscar Handlin, the Harvard historian of immigration, died last week to almost unanimous praise. His book, The Uprooted: The Epic Story of the Great Migrations...
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As Occupy Wall Street continues to gain attention around the country, unions are beginning to join in the protests. But if unions are in, Religion Dispatches...
The latest report from the Reform CCHD Now Coalition was released yesterday, and not surprisingly, they still aren't happy with the work of the U.S...
Happy Feast of St. Francis of Assisi! On our blogs today, Liz Lefebvre wonders how St. Francis would react to some of the things in our world were he still...
Today we celebrate the feast of St. Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of animals and the environment, the venerated man who followed Christ’s example and...
Not much to report in the wide world of the web, but here's a couple of laughs and something to cry about. Two bits of humor floating around: The Wimpy...
A few years back, I had a conversation with a priest who was routinely invited to attend a benefit dinner where he would be recognized for the amount of money...
The reviews are in: Machine Gun Preacher is, um, what was that again? That would be the movie based (loosely) on the life of ex-con and ex-addict Sam Childers...
Earlier this month we observed the 10th anniversary of the September 11th attacks on the United States. There was much cause for reflection as we looked back...
On this weekly commemoration of the crucifixion (in traditional Catholic piety), the state-imposed death penalty (of which Christ was a victim), is still in...
