Democratic senate candidate in K.Y. a champion of ballot-box privacy

In the life of faith and in the life of an educator it 39 s not only answers that matter but questions The right questions can make all the difference I think of the rich young man who came to Jesus and asked quot Teacher what good must I do to gain eternal life quot nbsp Or of the lawyer

Strikingly conciliatory language of midterm report stirs controversy among bishops.

Lawyer says agreement 'a new day, new way' in church response to sex abuse

While very many synod fathers warmly welcomed and appreciated the midway report presented by the Relator General Cardinal Peter Erdo on Oct 13 a significant number expressed serious objections to parts of that interim text both in terms of content and style That text sought to summarize the ri

Look to the East for canonical-spiritual balance, synod members say

Archbishop of St. Louis urges peace in streets

Archbishop Robert J. Carlson of St. Louis urged protesters to turn away from violence as a new round of protests began over the shooting death of African-American teenager Michael Brown this past summer in the small town of Ferguson.The protests were to take place not only in Ferguson, where Brown w

Report takes deeper look at statistics about women's religious orders

Wendy Davis's campaign ad reminding voters of her opponent's disability backfires.

Dispatch from Los Angeles

In quot Chasing Middle-School Admissions Is Test for Parents quot the Wall Street Journal reports on the rising competition for New York middle schools The city Department of Education has long allowed parents to seek middle schools that best suit their children and officials say they strive to

A new wind is blowing at the extraordinary synod of bishops on the family nbsp A wind that is bringing back lsquo the spirit rsquo and even lsquo the letter rsquo of the Second Vatican Council several synod fathers said nbsp It rsquo s a wind that reveals a clear desire for the Church to dia

America magazine and nbsp Saint Thomas More Chapel nbsp at Yale University seeking to recognize the finest nbsp literary work of Roman nbsp Catholic intelligence and imagination announce the creation of the George W Hunt Prize a 25 000 award that nbsp will nbsp consider works in a variety of ge

Today the Synod of Bishops issued a document that represents a stunning change in the way that the Catholic church speaks about the LBGT community The Synod said that gay people have quot gifts and talents to offer the Christian community quot This is something that even a few years ago would ha

The Synod on the family 39 s General Rapporteur Cardinal Peter Erd presented the mid-term report on Oct 13 outlining the main questions highlighted over the past week of General Congregations which will now be examined in by the bishops fraternal delegates auditors and experts in the lsquo

This is the first entry in the Bible Junkies Online Commentary on the Acts of the Apostles This will be a challenging commentary to take on in an online format because there are numerous technical issues associated with the text of the Acts of the Apostles which are not at the heart of this online

Cambridge MA I was intrigued to read in today rsquo s New York Times October 11 an article by Mark Oppenheimer on ldquo conditionalism rdquo a theological perspective on the non-eternity of hell proposed in modern times by Dr Edward Fudge Read it yourself here In my morning scan of the pa

As the synod on the family reached the midway stage on a positive note Pope Francis took the unprecedented and highly significant decision to add six highly qualified synod fathers to the team that will write its Final Report nbsp That decision could prove to be a game changer At almost all of th