For those of you who won t be able to see Frank Langella in the revival of A Man for All Seasons in New York here s the next best thing Fathers Jim Martin and Mike Tueth sit down with Emily Brennan of Columbia University to discuss the new production The panel discusses among other things

Forgive me Father for I have sinned It has been two weeks since my last confession I really like Sarah Palin Palin has been the focus of many post-mortems most of it unfair The only time the GOP was excited or McCain led in the polls was in the immediate aftermath of her selection as Veep a

Still in Galilee Jesus predicts his suffering and resurrection a second time here as earlier and later he says he will die and rise as the Son of Man i e the person the OT has said would suffer then be glorified and would finally be judge of the world Messiah Lord Savior

On Monday Bishop Robert Finn of Kansas City joined a long list of bishops issuing increasingly apocalyptic warnings about the consequences of Barack Obama winning the presidency He urged voters to consider their eternal salvation Evidently Cardinal Bertone considered his eternal salvation and

President-elect Obama ran a campaign that was arresting in its discipline There were almost no leaks But in his very first twenty-four hours since the election the news that he had offered the job of White House chief-of-staff to Cong Rahm Emmanuel leaked to the press This would have been fine

A vigorous debate took place this morning among the cable newssquawkers about whether the results of yesterday s election signal a sea-change in America s attitudes toward race Tucker Carlson claimed on MSNBC that it was insulting to suggest that America passed a moral test by voting for Obam

From the Archdiocese of Washington Washington Archbishop Donald W Wuerl called upon the faithful of the archdiocese to pray for President-elect Obama and all of the newly elected as they take on their new responsibilities nbsp ldquo We offer our prayers today for our nation and for our newly ele

Yesterday the New York Times reported that a number of news staffs particularly CBS might call the election as early as 8pm Given the swing state polls that were closed by that time the CBS news staff reportedly was speculating that by then it might have all the information it needed On MSNBC

Here is some analysis sent to us by Thomas J Reese S J senior fellow at the Woodstock Theological Center and former editor-in-chief of America Catholic voters ignored the instructions of a group of vocal bishops and delivered 54 of their vote for Barack Obama as president of the United States

Last night for the majority of Americans of all backgrounds especially for African-Americans and other minority groups was an intensely moving one--one that as Michael Sean Winters wrote will take time to appreciate digest and analyze But it was not simply a profound moment for Ameri

Barack Obama rsquo s landslide victory will require time sink in emotionally and also analytically The exit polls will need to be adjusted to reflect the actual turnout The numbers we had last night were skewed to the Democrats and under-counted Catholics I suspect Still some things are apparent

When I was first invited to contribute to In All Things I wrote as a European envious of what the rise of Barack Obama showed the old continent about the United States Enlightened religion is deficient in piety feeling and popular power while Evangelicals are too prone to give reason the day

OurVoteLive org has an ongoing tally of voter problems nbsp So far 33 545 reports have been made since Election Day began nbsp

The first series of stories after the first passion prediction finishes with a story of the healing of a boy possessed by a demon The beginning of this story continues Jesus descent from the mount of Transfiguration The lengthy story is quite picturesque with a number of places dedicated to

This past Sunday I worshipped at St Augustine rsquo s church here in Washington D C It is the oldest congregation of black Catholics in the city The pastor did not preach about the election He didn rsquo t have to The anticipation in the room the smiles the nervousness were all immediately

Happy Election Day My American flag is unfurled on the porch and I will be heading over to the Riverdale Elementary School once the morning rush dies down to cast my vote Of course we know now that there is no more election day Almost a third of the ballots have already been cast by early voti

I suspect many of us will be compulsively checking the polls today nbsp If you re looking for a little variety laughter or inspiration I ve put up heaps of great political videos from the last 2 years here including many of Obama s great speeches nbsp nbsp Enjoy nbsp

It seems unfair that we Europeans can t vote in tomorrow s US election -- after all we ve followed every twist and turn of the campaign and it s not as if we ll be unaffected by the result Anxious for a substitute I ve written nbsp an article for the British Jesuit online journal Th

As part of the Year of St Paul America has produced a short comedy sketch about two teenagers in ancient Corinth who do a cable access TV show in which they interview Sts Paul and Peter about who is more Christian nbsp It s our first effort at a sketch-type piece and it stars our very own Re