Cambridge MA I was glad to read Jim Martin s post on the likely beatification and canonization of Pope John Paul II and Mother Teresa We may as he suggests rejoice at such a prospect and I have indeed admired Mother Teresa for a very long time nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp But when Jim concludes

Responding to the confusion over his absence at the announcement of Anglicanum coetibus Cardinal Walter Kasper president of the Council for Christian Unity nbsp explains what happened in an interview with L Osservatore Romano nbsp Sandro Magister veteran Vatican-watcher relates the story in Ch

Good news nbsp from CNA about the soon-to-be-Venerable soon-to-be Blessed soon-to-be Saint nbsp John Paul II Vatican analyst Andrea Tornielli reported this week that the first step toward the beatification of John Paul II has already been completed nbsp He explained that officials at the Congre

From Nicholas Lash the distinguished theologian author and former professor of divinity at Cambridge in this week s Tablet nbsp He is dilating on Anglicanorum coetibus the apostolic constitution as well as the complementary norms relating to the Vatican s welcoming of Anglicans nbsp And he

From our friend Camille D Arienzo RSM who works with those on death row nbsp Attorney General Eric Holder rsquo s decision to try the accused 9 11 perpetrators in a civilian court near Ground Zero has ignited a national debate over whether the accused Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and his companions sh

There is much about the Senate rsquo s health care reform bill to commend it for passage It keeps costs lower than those anticipated in the House bill It raises taxes on rich people which is always a good thing raising the Medicare tax on those making more than 250 000 It reduces the federal d

This is either the funniest thing I ve ever seen or the scariest nbsp Or a pretty good hoax nbsp On the other hand they have a website that looks pretty legit A family shouldn rsquo t have to wait until Sunday to worship the Lord Now you can go to church every day without leaving your home P

I took a course on law in high school In a mock trial I was haranguing a witness and I can still remember my teacher blurting out John you rsquo re flogging a dead horse I thought I might be flogging a dead horse with my first entry on the Conservative Bible Project CBP but I think there

David Gibson at Politics Daily has the story of what the US Bishops Conference heard yesterday at their national meeting from nbsp a sweeping study conducted by John Jay College Preliminary nbsp results from a sweeping study of sexual abuse in the priesthood show that the Catholic Church has be

I rsquo m opposed to the Stupak amendment Sen Claire McCaskill of Missouri told Politico com I think it goes too far It attempts to regulate private money in a private market I think we need to continue down the path of limiting taxpayer dollars for abortions but I don rsquo t think we sh

This from the National Jesuit News U S Representative Anh Joseph nbsp Cao R-La spoke with National Jesuit News about the process of discernment that he uses in reaching decisions as a U S congressman how those decisions are grounded in his background in Ignatian spirituality and why he didn

Cambridge MA When I wrote last about the value of more rather than fewer religious images in our lives I cited my essay ldquo Goddess in the Classroom rdquo Then it occurred to me that I rsquo ve said little about my teaching this semester even my current course on Hindu Goddesses and the B

Please find a spot for my little machine-y nbsp If all you know about Mother Cabrini is that prayer for a parking spot check this out posted by nbsp the Brooklyn diocese s NET channel for her feast day on Nov 13 nbsp There is a wonderful interview included with a sister from her order who

Robert Taft S J the great liturgical scholar has forgotten more about the liturgy than most of us will ever know nbsp Fr and Archimandrite Taft one of the world s leading experts on Byzantine liturgy and former vice-rector of the Pontifical Oriental Institute nbsp Rome nbsp was also prof

The shadow of Pope Benedict XVI was everywhere apparent at the first day of the USCCB meeting Except that it is not a shadow at all A shadow obscures the light making it more difficult to see The dominant theme of the meeting so far is entirely positive echoing the Holy Father rsquo s insistenc

Now that the bishops meeting has begun see Michael Sean Winters post below and keep looking for his continuing nbsp coverage for America Cardinal George nbsp has nbsp revealed what has been whispered about in Catholic circles for the past few weeks the USCCB will discuss setting up committees

I am wondering if readers can recommend any interesting ethical discussions of the uses to which email can be put I have in mind particularly the use of the blind carbon copy or BCC function that is included in most email software I first became aware of the ethical dubiousness of the BCC wh

Over at the site for the National Institute of Health Policy a program of the University of St Thomas former Minnesota Senator Dave Durenburger was not sharing the joy about both the Stupak Amendment and the historic House vote for health care reform on Nov 7 His concerns on both the bishops r

Lately when I find it hard to pray or am distracted or can t settle down interiorly I ve started to use musical settings of the psalms and other religious music to help quiet my soul nbsp nbsp It s a wonderful entree into prayer nbsp and sometimes can even become prayer itself as you let the