Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, former Archbishop of Washington, gave an eloquent and thorough defense of American Muslims at hearings on this community’s civil...
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In the week or so since my first blog post about the just war tradition as it applies to Libya, the U.S. bishops have spoken up (urging the president to stick...
By giving up the usual Lenten expectations, Lent can cultivate trust in God. This year’s Lenten Season has special significance for me. For the...
We’re seeing more opposition to the idea of social justice, this time not from Glenn Beck but from a Loyola University law professor and Jesuit. “I often hear...
What is there to complain about in Israel? Nothing this Lent. I spent a few weeks wondering what to give up for Lent. I wanted it to be something that really...
The New York Times editorially said Arizona “flinched” on immigration. A package of repressive laws introduced in the state senate by its...
Two nights ago, I found myself engrossed in an episode of Bethenny Ever After. Don’t judge. I’d turned on our television just as a “This time on…” commercial...
Oscar Romero was gunned down while saying Mass 31 years ago today, an anniversary commemorated by President Barack Obama. Obama concluded his Latin American...
Commentators have shown general surprise at recent findings of widespread support among Catholics for same-gender marriage and civil unions, laws against...
The meditative process of bread-baking is simple: Combine flour, yeast, and water, knead, allow to rise, knead again, rise again, bake. While simple, it takes...
