May 2009

The very talented Judge Sonia Sotomayor President Obama s choice for Supreme Court justice is as you ve probably heard a Roman Catholic and the product of Catholic schooling nbsp As a result the unfortunate question How Catholic was bound to come up nbsp Frankly the only person who can

In an op ed for the Irish Times Archbishop Diarmiud Martin of Dublin confronts the abuse report head on What was lost was more than just a charism Somehow along the way the most essential dimension of the life of the followers of Jesus Christ got lost by many The Christian message is a message o

It took just about an hour for Americans United for Life a pro-life lobbying outfit to denounce the nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court Judge Sonia Sotomayor rsquo s judicial philosophy undermines common ground the group said in a press release She is a radical pick that

Perhaps only the estimable Dave Gibson Beliefnet and ahem Commonweal blogger and author of The Rule of Benedict could see–and make–the connections between Carrie Prejean the controversial Miss California Queen Esther the biblical heroine Katharine Harris and Sarah Palin nbsp Gibson

Catholic insiders are still trying to figure out the answer to two different questions With no official White House liaison to the Catholic Church do the President rsquo s unofficial liaisons from the Vice-President to the Faith-Based Office do they have influence within the administration And