For those who missed it last week we published three online articles looking at Catholic political activity under a new president In A Change in Tone Thomas A Shannon looks back at the fairly harsh and strident rhetoric employed by some U S bishops prior to the November election and calls

Fans of parliamentary-style democracies will have a lot of explaining to do in the weeks ahead The results in the Israeli elections were inconclusive and it now falls to politicians who were just yesterday competing against one another to enter into negotiations for the formation of a government t

In honor of tomorrow s feast celebrating Our Lady of Lourdes Loyola Productions has kindly sent along this clip from their new video Who Cares About the Saints featuring our own Father Jim Martin talking about Saint Bernadette Subirous

These readings about leprosy or some skin eruption are particularly challenging since we both think we know about such things and do but also may miss a good deal of what is under discussion in both narratives Both stories assume and maintain the importance of a system which includes skin dise

President Barack Obama rsquo s first prime time press conference was a case study in effective political communication Not only did he get all three major networks to cover the press conference live guaranteeing a huge audience he filled the full hour with thoughtful and thorough answers to the q

Yesterday rsquo s Outlook section of the Washington Post had an article that argued effectively c ontemporary business culture has distorted the spirit of American capitalism by rewarding mediocrity and even failure The article is a must read although it was short on specifics as to how we ca

Confessions of a Lincoln devotee

High Hopes for U.S./Vatican Diplomacy VATICAN CITY--While registering its disappointment over an early presidential decision to restore funding to programs that offer abortions overseas, the Vatican has struck a predominantly positive tone as it opens relations with the administration of President B

The ethical legacy of Catholic business schools

A retired priest receives a revelation in prayer

Elephantine Issue In “Making a Mark” (1/5), Richard G. Malloy, S.J., writes eloquently of the danger of not acknowledging “the elephant in the sacristy” when writing about vocations to the priesthood: gay priests, and the impact the current church climate has on both these pr

Gail A. Gerono holds an MBA from the Donahue Graduate School of Business at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, PA, as well as a BA in French from Mercyhurst College. Gerono is the vice president of investor relations, communications, and human resources at Calgon Carbon, a company that removes conta

Barack Obama, FOCA & Catholic attitudes about abortion

Three writers reflect on Catholic political activity under a new president

What exactly is the innovation gap?

The Webby Pope; Miracle on the Hudson?

Religious nonprofits have been struggling harder than ever.

Francis M. Deng discusses cultural denial, self-hatred and prejudice.