The question that needs answering is this Can a person be a practicing Catholic and a member of PFLAG More exactly can a person be a practicing Catholic and the head of the PFLAG publicity committee Or do the two organizations contradict each other rsquo s missions to the point that my head migh

The earthquake and tsunami in Japan a horrifying disaster that unfolded before our eyes on television and the Internet not only wrenched the hearts of every compassionate person but also raised for the believer an age-old question Why do we suffer That immense question or the problem of evil

From Mirada Global an interview with Ricardo Seitenfus Representative of the Organization of American States Mission to Haiti There are 10 thousand Blue Berets in Haiti Is this productive The system within the UN system is not adapted to the Haitian context Haiti is not an international threat

Catholic charitable agencies are accepting donations for Japan and other countries affected by the magnitude 8 9 earthquake and tsunamis that followed You can send donations to Catholic Relief Services the U S bishops rsquo international relief and development agency or to Caritas the church r

It s no secret that Father Jim Martin and his many literary efforts I think he constitutes his own book-of-the-month club at this point have a lot of fans in both high and low places like my office and around the world But we don t often get evidence as pointed as the accompanying photo which

From Caritas Japan Caritas Japan is mobilizing to respond to the 10 metre tsunami that struck in the region of the Diocese of Sendai today ldquo A tsunami has hit our people Is a tidal wave has come to overwhelm our lives We are still in shock over what has happened rdquo Father Koichi Otaki

In addition to the ways of desiring God that I spoke about in my article in this week s issue ldquo Get Closer rdquo here are several other common experiences nbsp Many nbsp have had these experiences mdash without being aware that they nbsp may be nbsp ways of hearing God s voice in our lives

Should news organizations simply admit that they have some biases and then move on to report as objectively as possible Consider the events at NPR Earlier this week conservative activist James O Keefe released a video that showed two high-ranking NPR employees making disparaging remarks about th

Mija Yun Jung-hee a pretty 66-year-old who lives in some unnamed city in South Korea wants to write a single poem One may wonder why since she has a lot on her plate already She is raising her only grandson Wook Lee David in a small apartment She works as an assistant to a man who is han

I am having a difficult time comprehending the appalling situation in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia nbsp It s really almost incomprehensible to me nbsp nbsp My main questions are How could this be happening nbsp in my hometown nine years after the Dallas Charter was promulgated nbsp nbsp Is

How bout political fearmongering nbsp Faithful America suggests a Lenten fast of Glenn Beck radio your f ears will thank you nbsp Online Faith Community Calls on Christian Radio Network to Give Up Glenn Beck for Lent As the Christian season of Lent begins Faithful America mdash an online co

As Wisconsin legislators debated a proposal to strip Wisconsin rsquo s state workers of their collective bargaining rights ndash a proposal that drew an intervention from the Wisconsin Catholic Conference reminding them that long-established Church teaching defends the right of workers to organiz

My New Testament students have asked me on a number of occasions over the years about the ashes placed upon the forehead on Ash Wednesday They have not asked about the origin of the tradition or even its meaning as such what they have asked about is quite interesting and perfectly relevant for the

Ash Wednesday hits the web nbsp AOL users were probably surprised to find Archbishop Timothy Dolan of New York on AOL s You ve Got series nbsp Here is the archbishop talking about the significance of Ash Wednesday and the season of Lent in his typically animated inviting and accessible way

From the New York Times ALBANY mdash One of New York State rsquo s leading Roman Catholic bishops said on Tuesday that it was not appropriate for church officials to comment on whether specific elected officials should be allowed to receive holy communion Bishop Howard J Hubbard the leade

Imagine a tournament in which both teams finish as champions That s what occurred Monday in Bridgeport Connecticut when the Marist College disclaimer where I teach Lady Red Foxes played Loyola University Maryland s Greyhounds for the Women s Basketball MAAC Championship Marist won 63-45 Pro

The NY Times reports that in a major reversal the Archdiocese of Philadelphia announced that it had placed 21 priests on administrative leave from active ministry in connection with credible charges that they had sexually abused minors According to the Times The announcement Tuesday was a majo

Last week I wrote here about the Vatican refusing to renew the post of Lesley-Anne Knight secretary-general of Caritas Internationalis the outrage it has caused in the organization and what it might mean The piece is summarized in this week s Signs of the Times nbsp Since then 1 Caritas spok

Lent which nbsp begins with Ash Wednesday tomorrow in case you ve forgotten nbsp is often seen as a nbsp rather downbeat time focusing mainly on giving things up nbsp While sacrifice penance and self-abnegation are all valuable spiritual disciples that can help us detach ourselves f