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Do you believe in hell?

Prominent Grand Rapids evangelical pastor Rob Bell evidently doesn't, and his new book on the topic is stirring the pot in evangelical circles, with some...

Rushed translation?

In this case, I'm referring to the common claim that the original English translations of the liturgy were done so quickly that their quality was...

UPDATE: Is DOMA a dead issue?

UPDATE: Just wanted to draw attention to David Gibson’s far more insightful and lucid post about the Obama administration and DOMA at Politics Daily...

Gomez in LA: Has there been a shift?

It’s official: Roger Mahony is no longer the archbishop of Los Angeles. Actually, it was official nine months ago, when Jose Gomez arrived from San...

From Twitter revolutions to migration

While Western nations look on the Facebook/Twitter revolutions in North Africa and the Persian Gulf with a number of concerns—Israeli-Palestinian relations...

A priest’s Oscar picks

A priest/movie critic provides his picks for the Oscars, with links to his reviews. Guest blog post by Father Dennis Kriz, O.S.M. I’ve been asked by a number...