Bishop John D rsquo Arcy of Fort Wayne-South Bend announced yesterday that he will not be attending graduation exercises at the University of Notre Dame this year His statement was not one with which I could entirely agree but its measured tone was a welcome change from the histrionics that have b

Since the election of Barack Obama as president many people are asking Has the United States moved beyond race Couched within the question is a hope that if we can move past race in the way we see each other we might move beyond racism as well The question shows up in the media in the blogosph

Just as people of faith travel to holy places through the world such as Lourdes or Mecca music fans also recognize the sacredness of certain locations One such righteous locale is Austin Texas home of the annual South by Southwest SXSW festival nbsp My wife and I were SXSW rock and roll pil

The progressive catholic group Catholics in Alliance for the Common Good have an interesting take on how the politics of the abortion issue is changing You can find it here

I guess I must repeat the question What is it about President Obama that drives otherwise sane people crazy Our friends at National Review Online have run a symposium on the subject of Notre Dame rsquo s decision to award the President an honorary degree and to invite him to give this year rsquo

nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp The nbsp astounding salvific nbsp revelations to Mary about the identity of her Son deserve to be the subject of homilies on this Feast of the Annunciation nbsp What Gabriel makes known to Mary becomes the patrimony of the Gospel reader with these revelations he can unde

Do you know Father Daniel Lord SJ nbsp You would have if you were an American Catholic in the 1950s nbsp The legendary Jesuit priest was nbsp what Daniel Endres a doctoral student at Catholic University nbsp called nbsp a larger-than-life figure of the seeingly confidence cohesive preconcil

The University of Notre Dame made twin announcements that President Barack Obama would be giving the commencement speech and Ambassador MaryAnn Glendon would be receiving the university rsquo s Laetare Medal this past weekend The first news about Obama came on Friday and blogger extraordinaire Roc

Bishops in Central America have criticized mining operations for their environmental and social damage.

A spiritual challenge for tough economic times

'New Orleans' inimitable civic spirit has been revived.'

Massimo Franco a distinguished columnist for the Corriere della Sera of Milan presents an interesting thesis in this book which he states in the introduction ldquo In probing the relationship between these two extremities of Western civilization mdash the United States at one end and the papacy

Israeli officials have reportedly issued a demolition order for buildings built on property owned by the Greek Orthodox Church.

The fifth in a series for Lent

Essays, slideshows and art reviews marking the celebration of Holy Week

Community leaders urged President Barack Obama to help end the destructive trade in illegal drugs and more than 40 years of civil war.

Congress should strive to bring to light the Bush administration's crimes against liberty.

Our Responsibility to All Creation

Where science and spirituality meet

Peter Bray, F.S.C. (left), assumed his position in March as the eighth vice chancellor of Bethlehem University.