Michael J. O’Loughlin

The instructor a Presbyterian called my choice to preach about Mary ldquo bold rdquo We were asked to choose a piece of scripture and then deliver a ten-minute sermon Because it was the start of Advent I chose the annunciation from Luke rsquo s gospel To me Mary rsquo s calm and passive ac

We rsquo re approaching that time of year when oversensitive atheists lash out against nativity scenes and oversensitive Christians reply by raging on about the supposed War on Christmas One name I was surprised to see added to the list this year was the Holy Father himself Pope Benedict XVI whos

Boston s Archbishop Cardinal Sean O Malley sat down for an interview with a Boston political reporter to talk about the defeat of a ballot measure that would have legalized assisted suicide in Massachusetts his new role as head of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops committee on pro-life activi

Catholics comprise 30 of the new Congress according to a new report published by Pew today The newly elected 113th Congress includes the first Buddhist to serve in the Senate the first Hindu to serve in either chamber and the first member of Congress to describe her religion as ldquo none rdq

San Francisco rsquo s Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone conveyed the disappointment felt by his brother bishops because of the recent passage of same-sex marriage laws in three states and the defeat of an amendment that would constitutionally ban same-sex marriage in Minnesota Speaking at a press co

In addition to President Obama rsquo s decisive Electoral College victory tonight popular vote wise we remain quite split voters in several states weigh-in on some interesting ballot measures For the first time in US history voters not the courts approved same-sex marriage laws with succes

Some Catholic thinkers leaders and even bishops have seemingly implied that voting for former Governor Mitt Romney is the only viable option for Catholic voters of good conscience But is it this true When Catholics go to the polls there is simply never a perfect choice As has long been the cas

The University of San Diego a Catholic institution has rescinded an invitation to a British theologian due to pressure from conservative Catholic groups including the Cardinal Newman Society From Inside Higher Ed The University of San Diego has rescinded an invitation to a British theologian w