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In All Things
Sonia Sotomayor: A Different Pro-Life Angle
Michael Sean Winters
It took just about an hour for Americans United for Life a pro-life lobbying outfit to denounce the nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court Judge Sonia Sotomayor rsquo s judicial philosophy undermines common ground the group said in a press release She is a radical pick that
In All Things
Miss California and Queen Esther
James Martin, S.J.
Perhaps only the estimable Dave Gibson Beliefnet and ahem Commonweal blogger and author of The Rule of Benedict could see--and make--the connections between Carrie Prejean the controversial Miss California Queen Esther the biblical heroine Katharine Harris and Sarah Palin nbsp Gibson
In All Things
Picking an Ambassador
Michael Sean Winters
Catholic insiders are still trying to figure out the answer to two different questions With no official White House liaison to the Catholic Church do the President rsquo s unofficial liaisons from the Vice-President to the Faith-Based Office do they have influence within the administration And
Barack Obama and Vatican II: The president's persona and the spirit of the council
John W. O’Malley
We have a Vatican II president. Barack Obama, I am sure, does not think of himself in those terms, but when I heard his speech at Grant Park in Chicago the night he was elected, and more recently his commencement address at Notre Dame, that is what immediately struck me. On those occasions he embodi
Signs Of the Times
Obama Asked to Back Torture Commission
Catholic social justice organizations, petitioned President Obama to support the formation of an independent commission on the use of torture.
Signs Of the Times
News Briefs
Father Robert J. Cornell died May 10 at St. Norbert Abbey in De Pere, Wis.
New Media
YouTube Heresies: On today's virtual Areopagus
Robert Barron
Newly appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles Robert Barron on today's virtual Areopagus
Signs Of the Times
Economic Crisis Increases Suffering of Refugees
Migrants and refugees tend to be the first to lose their jobs, in part because "their status is called into question."
Signs Of the Times
New Briefs
A relief worker who recently returned from Pakistan's Swat Valley said the civilians displaced by a government crackdown face "horrible conditions."
Of Many Things
Of Many Things
John W. Donohue
Avery Dulles: A portrait of the theologian as a young man
Columns
Conscience Causes
John F. Kavanaugh
Is the price of approval by the A.P.A. the betrayal of their conscience?
Faith in Focus
Hand in Hand: What ever happened to the sign of peace?
Jim McDermott
What ever happened to the sign of peace?
Books
Murder, Money, Mayhem
Claire Schaeffer-Duffy
A review of Matt Beynon Rees's "The Samaritan's Secret"
The New Man in Westminster: Introducing Archbishop Vincent Nichols
Austen Ivereigh
The appointment of Archbishop Vincent Nichols of Birmingham, a former protégé of Cardinal Basil Hume, to the see of Westminster had long been expected, but for a time back in March seemed suddenly unlikely. “I couldn’t believe how nasty it was,” a journalist friend to
Restoring Earth's Bounty: Can scientists and people of faith work together toward environmental renewal?
George M. Anderson

The “interconnectness of life” emerged as a popular phrase at a two-day conference in early May at Columbia University in New York City. Titled “Common Ground: Science and Religion in Dialogue for a Sustainable Future,” the gathering brought together a wide range of experts from the seemingly diverse fields of science and religion. Introducing the event on its first day, Dr. Jeffrey Sachs, director of the Earth Institute at the university’s Center for the Study of Science and Religion, said that combining science and religion does not necessarily make for a smooth dialogue. And yet such dialogue was indeed evident as the conference got under way. The three keynote speakers and the panelists affirmed the connectedness of the two, as well as the need to see them as essential in creating an ethic of sustainability. Such an ethic, they all emphasized, is key to the future of our ever more fragile earth.

Signs Of the Times
Changes Seen in Immigration Policy
Several rulings and policy announcements are effectively rolling back immigration policies initiated by the George W. Bush administration.
Signs Of the Times
Advocates Assess Prospects for Reform
"We're very hopeful that significant health reform is going to happen," said Jeff Tieman of the Catholic Health Association.
Television
Everyone Loves Tina: A love letter to '30 Rock'
Jake Martin
30 Rock revels in pilfering from a multiplicity of pop culture sources and turning them on their heads.
Signs Of the Times
Congressmen Call for Conscience Protection
At a press conference in Washington, D.C., two Congressmen urged Obama to forgo rescinding the Bush administration's conscience-protection regulation.