If you are looking for something to be thankful for today this video of the pepper spraying at UC Davis may be a surprisingly good place to start The event has received a lot of attention as an example of police over-reaction nbsp The spraying of peacefully seated undergrads directly in the face

Wal-Mart squeezed Saks full-priced selling at record levels From NY Times Wal-Mart the country rsquo s biggest retailer said it had posted a quarterly increase in sales at stores open at least a year after nine consecutive quarters of declines in that important measure But its third-quarter p

I keep running into this passage from Caritas in Veritate and am always struck by its uncanny relevance to the politics of the present moment in the U S and in my state of Ohio 25 From the social point of view systems of protection and welfare already present in many countries in Paul VI s day

Archbishop Dolan has a post on his blog that attempts to balance the damage done by Republican use of his cordial response to Congressman Ryan nbsp While the Archbishop offers a clear articulation of Catholic commitment to the common good and the preferential option for the poor and very nicely y

Even in death, Christ never let go.

Michael Gerson has written a much-needed conservative Christian take-down of Ayn Rand up in his column for the Washington post nbsp Ayn Rand rsquo s adult-onset adolescence It rsquo s an appropriate topic during Holy Week nbsp Gerson outlines the conflict between Christianity and Rand rsquo s

Michael O Hanlon has a post up on Confession A Catholic App Yes there s evan an app for that nbsp nbsp It spurred some reflections too long for a comment The app is essentially an examination of conscience ported to the iPhone nbsp At least two similar apps have been around for a while nb

A call to preach the fullness of Catholic doctrine

I rsquo ve been brooding since Ross Douthat named so well the anxiety that many have felt throughout the year that the Catholic Church rsquo s credibility has reached a historically significant tipping point See the discussion at Peter Steinfel s blog at Commonweal As I watched the media storm r