It is only ten months since the last election and already congressional votes are being scrutinized based on how they will affect the 2010 midterms This morning rsquo s Post has an especially good take by an especially smart commentator Chris Cillizza whose columns have become must-reads in DC

Barbara Ehrenreich nbsp is my favorite social critic nbsp Her book Nickel and Dimed On Not Getting by in America saw Ms Ehrenreich take on a minimum-wage job as a waitress to see if she could make ends meet nbsp The journalist wanted to investigate whether the pervasive myth of the lazy poo

The Gospel section chosen for this Sunday is John 6 41-51 and is a continuation of the revelation Jesus had already given when he identified himself as the bread of life and the bread come down from heaven nbsp The passage of his speech which we read now is made up of two distinct parts nbsp

General Intention Refugees and Displaced Peoples That public opinion may address the problems of the millions who have been displaced or become refugees in order to find real solutions to their often tragic conditions nbsp Public opinion normally wants refugees and displaced people just to go aw

Some passages seem to need so much commentary to enter into their complex recesses to pull out hidden guidance while others seem to hide their wisdom in plain view shimmering on the surface Let s try this one as a test case All bitterness fury anger shouting and revilingmust be removed from

Andrew McCarthy shines the brightest among my celebrity sightings in New York He and a female companion sat so close to myself and a cousin in a tiny wine bar in my neighborhood they practically shared our bottle of wine and plate of cheese My cousin and I were totally gaga since McCarthy rsquo s

Yeah I know there are already so many blogs you feel like you have to read--In All Things and nbsp The Good Word of course as well as nbsp Dotcommonweal Whispers in the Loggia Clerical Whispers First Things the Deacon s Bench The Anchoress nbsp and on and on--but here s a new one to add to yo

Cardinal George whose call for renewed unity we applauded yesterday has his work cut out for him And he needs to start in Kansas City-St Joseph where the Catholic Key Blog produced by the staff of the diocesan newspaper also known as the Catholic Key is out of control Yesterday they att

As Jesus says What goes around comes around nbsp Or at least he should have said it Here s something that has nbsp just about knocked me over in the past few days nbsp A few years ago I wrote a nbsp brief memoir called In Good Company which told the story of a move from the corporate worl

Sr Mary Ann Walsh RSM nbsp is the tireless and talented director of media relations for the USCCB who also writes the USCCB media blog nbsp When someone of her prominence starts to wonder about some of the aspects the Apostolic Visitation you should take notice nbsp Here s an excerpt Then

Budd Schulberg the famed author of What Makes Sammy Run and the screenplay for On the Waterfront passed away yesterday at the age of 92 Jim Fisher professor of Catholic studies at Fordham University and author of the upcoming book On the Irish Waterfront offers an appreciation of Budd s li

Cardinal Francis George hit the nail on the head in his speech to the Knights of Columbus convention yesterday calling for renewed efforts at binding up the unity of the faithful A Catholic way of life is based on assent to revealed truth and obedience to appointed pastors both of which create t

I always remember the Feast of the Transfiguration for my oldest child was born on August 6 1988 August 6 the date on which we celebrate the Transfiguration became the date that my life was changed I became a parent In many ways of course there is no comparison between my experience which

Over the last three years America has published a number of insightful articles on the U S health care system including ldquo Healing Health Care rdquo by Guy Clifton ldquo Then There Was One rdquo by Daniel Sulmasy ldquo The Financing of Health Care rdquo and ldquo The True Cost of Care

The evangelists have recorded many of the remarkable things Jesus did in his public life they are astounding for their powers and revealing about about Jesus being and nbsp about his empathy with and sympathy for others nbsp Jesus miracles and teaching are considered by the evangelists as nothi

We now know there is an additional perk to becoming President In addition to being really really powerful living in a beautiful home with 24-hour everything a limo Air Force One and Camp David once you are retired you get to go to North Korea President Bill Clinton wrapped up his voyage yes

St. Vianney spent upwards of 12 to 13 hours a day in the confessional. I once mentioned that in a lecture in a large parish and one young man immediately raised his hand and said, “Why, what did he do?”

With three complicated Congressional proposals almost on the drawing board and special interest lobbyists strong-arming elected officials even during their August recess it is easy to throw up one rsquo s hands on health care and cling to one rsquo s employee-sponsored health insurance that is if

News from CNS on the Apostolic Visitation of women s religious orders in the US details of the questionnaire to be sent to the orders with questions on almost every aspect of the nbsp women s nbsp life nbsp identity understanding of religious life governance effectiveness of the order s st