James Martin, S.J.

From CNS Bishops approve section of missal translation rejected in June By Nancy Frazier O Brien Catholic News Service BALTIMORE CNS — Despite some continued criticism that the translation is plagued by obscure wording and sentences that are too long the U S bishops approved another lengthy

Just released by the USCCB is this statement on the election of Barack Obama and the abortion issue STATEMENT of the President of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops ldquo If the Lord does not build the house in vain do its builders labor if the Lord does not watch over the city i

Father Roy Bourgeois M M nbsp the Maryknoll priest nbsp best known for work nbsp to nbsp close the School of the Americas the US-run school that had trained paramilitary forces primarily from Latin American countries some of whom carried out brutal murders has been told in a letter from the

A typically astute article by Peter Steinfels–one of his very best–in The New York Times on the Catholic vote here Here is Steinfels Many Catholics may understandably feel that the bishops are talking out of both sides of their mouths Catholics are not supposed to be single-issue voters b

Here s news from Bill McGarvey editor of Bustedhalo com the website for young adult seekers and believers about a fun new idea for pilgrimage In an age such as ours is it possible to reinvigorate that old model nbsp and bring a spiritual dimension to a 21st century holiday nbsp Before n

From Thomas J Reese S J senior fellow at the Woodstock Theological Center in Washington DC and former editor in chief of America one of his typically astute analyses of the U S bishops approach to the political sphere nbsp Bishops Plan for Dealing with a Democratic Washington On No

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

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