For the past forty years since the very inception of the Moral Majority the Religious Right has organized itself around certain core themes They are pro-life pro-capitalism remember the old Soviet Union was still around and pro-Israel In 1980 The Rev Jerry Falwell and a group of American

It is necessary as Fr Schineller S J points out in his recent post that the Ascension be seen as God rsquo s nbsp ldquo act of faith in us rdquo not a time to be gazing skyward or backward St Augustine gets to the ground of this reality in The City of God Book XVIII Chapter 53 when he s

Beliefnet asked a few people to write a prayer for those facing hard economic times nbsp Here is what I wrote nbsp Maybe it will help you nbsp or someone you are close to nbsp The rest are here Please O my God I know that you nbsp love me And I know that you want me to be happy safe and secu

Now that the Notre Dame controversy is behind us we can move on to something non-controversial like President Obama rsquo s upcoming Supreme Court nomination I am on record supporting Al Gore because his nomination would acknowledge if not rectify the supreme injustice done to him in Bush v Gor

It took just 35 seconds for the Speaker of the House of Commons Michael Martin to announce his resignation yesterday The House was at its best when united he said and it would best serve that unity if he resigned on 21 June to allow for an election on 22 June That is all I have to say on the

Here is the estimable Ken Woodward of Newsweek on the lessons to be drawn from Obama s visit to ND The message of Notre Dame is that thoughtful Catholics wish this president well They will work with him if he will work with them The courtesies of the president s day at Notre Dame were a reassur

If you haven t read Father John Jenkins remarks yet from Sunday s commencement at Notre Dame here they are along with a video of the event Tim Reidy

The bishops of the United States will meet in San Antonio next month and there is a new agenda item for them Deal with the fallout from the controversy surrounding Notre Dame rsquo s bestowal of an honorary degree upon the President At the center of that debate has been a document the bishops issu

Here s a rather lively discussion on the new Ron Howard movie Angels amp Demons along with some um nbsp impassioned listeners on NPR James Martin SJ

Rather than editorializing I ll just give you the entire story from CNS nbsp There were two stories in the latest L Osservatore Romano the official Vatican newspaper nbsp One praised him for seeking common ground the other quoted critics of the president nbsp Here s the take from CNS nb

Some years ago I asked one of my students nbsp a religious sister what she would say if she were to preach on the feast of the Ascension Without a second rsquo s hesitation she replied ldquo The Ascension is God rsquo s act of faith in us rdquo nbsp Yes nbsp God the Father entrusts to u

nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Thomas J Reese SJ nbsp on Notre Dame from the In Faith Washington Post Newsweek blog President Obama s reception at Notre Dame showed once again that a new generation of Americans includ

Where do we go from here As the political leaders of our nation begin to debate such morally significant issues as universal health care conscience regulations and immigration reform how does the Catholic Church ndash its hierarchy and its laity ndash go forward after the spectacle at Notre D

Facebook is just another way of giving people the illusion that they are participating in the world without having to leave their bedroom or cubicle.

On Reconciliation and Peace in the Holy Land

Mr. Potter's Progeny In Search of Cardinal Newman

Catholics and the Rise of Barack Obama

The Catholic Archbishop of Abuja has said that the so-called religious violence between Muslims and Christians in Nigeria is not about religion.

Some, But Not All   A correspondent in a recent issue (Letters, 4/20) wrote that "it is a great pity that the American bishops do not choose to lead by recognizing the complexity of the issue on which they are called to teach, and then teaching in a way that produces more light and less heat.&r