When the news about our recently named Secretary of State Madeleine Albright's Jewish roots exploded in early February, I scurried to my book of quotes to...
Politics
You are critical of the prevailing view among Catholics of their own history and role in the United States. What is the story line of the tradition you call...
Last December Bishop Raymond Burke then of the relatively small, mostly rural Diocese of LaCrosse, Wisconsin, made national and international news with a...
IT'S A PRIZE FIGHT-progressive Catholics against traditional Catholics,liberals against conservatives. But while the boxers slug it out inthe ring, who is...
We have stretched out the consistent ethic of life on both sides of the political debate, an activist argues. Trimming out all but the key issues would set our...
From 1978 to 2006 Sharon Daly tried to convince politicians to feed the hungry, clothe the naked, and heal the sick through legislation. Fighting bureaucracy...
The day after an evangelical Baptist preacher won the GOP primary, with religion set to again play a major role in the 2008 presidential election...
The annual Woodstock for Catholic social justice geeks, the Catholic Social Ministry Gathering, opened this morning with a keynote address from...
The year of 2008 could be an important one for brokering a peace agreement between Israel and Palestine, said Stephen Colecchi, director of...
The poor are victims of our failure to protect the environment. Important climate change legislation outlined last summer provided funds to help poor countries...
