Over the weekend, I was at a Mardi Gras gathering. People wore masks. Some arrived in costume. There was music and food and revelry. There were also people...
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In an interview with Corriere della Sera, an Italian daily newspaper, Pope Francis opened the discussion for supporting civil unions within certain...
For those of us who grew up in Catholic regions where Carnival, Karneval, or Mardi Gras is a big deal, it always seems a little strange to get to Ash Wednesday...
Guest blog Ever since I read that President Obama and Pope Francis will meet at the Vatican later this month, my hopes for the year have been rising. Not just...
‘Tis the last day of February, which means we are hurtling towards spring at the rapid pace of a…distracted hare. Just in case you missed the news...
Last week, Loyola Press here in Chicago announced that it had acquired the rights for the English edition of Pope Francis’ first book as pope. Titled The...
Arizona's state legislature set off a firestorm last week when it passed a bill (SB 1062) that would allow any business owner to refuse services to any...
It is starting to look like liberation theology is on its way "in." On Tuesday, one of the founders of the liberation theology movement...
A new trend has been popping up in a few cities around the country that is proving to be a practical way of fighting off the homelessness problem in the United...
Yesterday, while outlining the military budget for 2015, Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel announced plans for the United States to decrease the size of the...
