It was disappointing and shocking to find that this year’s list of new U.S. cardinals did not include someone from the West.
Jim McDermott
Jim McDermott writes about pop culture at jimmcdermott.substack.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Signs Of the Times
Once accepted, now rejected, Haitian immigrants are left in limbo
For displaced Haitians in San Diego and Mexico, the real emergency is what to do now.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
After Hurricane Matthew, should the U.S. border stay closed to Haitians?
Haitian Senator Nenel Cassy described the situation as “truly catastrophic.”
Posted inDispatches
Why is the U.S. suddenly closing its border to Haiti’s earthquake survivors?
Turmoil in Brazil has forced many of the over 65,000 Haitians in that country to leave.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Inmates need to be seen, heard and be near their loved ones
One of the most troubling that you probably haven’t heard about is the current boom in video-only visitation.
Posted inBooks
Francis the Dreamer
‘Francis, Bishop of Rome,’ by Allan Figueroa Deck, S.J., and ‘Go into the Streets!’ by Thomas P. Rausch, S.J., and Richard R. Gaillardetz
Posted inDispatches
If you want to view paradise…Remembering Gene Wilder, our quiet dreamer
For those who ever saw Gene Wilder interviewed, there was something about him, his gentleness and soft-spokenness, that seemed somehow otherworldly
Posted inDispatches
Are Mormons funny? “Studio C” says, ‘You Bet.’
Imagine ldquo Saturday Night Live rdquo as a prime-time show doing family entertainment mdash no swearing no scenarios that might require some members of a family to leave the room but still a live weekly performance filled with sketches parody music videos wacky returning characters Oh and
Posted inDispatches
On this domain, we may build our digital church
The new domain, .catholic, will only be available to institutions approved by the Vatican.
Posted inDispatches
Are L.G.B.T. students welcome at Christian colleges? In California, the signals are mixed.
Can a student be expelled based on who they are in a relationship with?