Michael J. O’Loughlin

While in New York City last weekend it was hard not to notice the strategic marketing campaign by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints the Mormons across the city The ads coincide with the intense publicity the church is receiving because of The Book of Mormon currently the number on

The state of California now has a law that requires social studies classes to cover the contribution of gay and lesbian citizens to the state s and nation s history California s governor Democrat Jerry Brown said that the law revises existing laws that prohibit discrimination in education and e

The weeks leading up to the Fourth of July holiday weekend were ferociously busy I was finishing a months-long project at work traveling most weekends to see family and friends back home and trying to meet deadlines that were approaching more quickly than I had planned Partly out of sheer mental

Imagine being hired for a job and being responsible in part for such a level of rancor and dysfunction that eventually you and your colleagues are unable to do your jobs nbsp Now imagine using this experience as justification for a big promotion Such is the case with the latest ad from GOP pres

In a not surprising turn of events Catholic News Agency reports that while Cardinal Jose Policarpo s remarks were accurate about the possibility of women priests that they were taken out of context and that the president of Portugal s bishops confernce does not support female ordination From the

John Allen reports over at National Catholic Reporter that a Portuguese Cardinal purportedly stated that he sees no fundamental theological obstacle rdquo to the ordination of women in the Catholic Church Cardinal Jos eacute da Cruz Policarpo told a legal publication that tradition may preclude

The Boston Globe continues its coverage of the fallout from the canceled All Are Welcome Mass at a parish in the city The latest article talks to Catholics who are gay and lesbian and who choose to remain in the church rather than leave for greener pastures in other denominations nbsp The arti

Here s something fun for a Friday from AOL News The century-old church has a pulpit a pew and a bell tower But instead of a congregation the historic red-brick structure has a single occupant the homeowner Siamak Akhavan purchased the 20 000-square-foot building five years ago and transf

Sometimes a sad story takes an unexpected turn and ends up offering hope and compels thoughtful reflection I posted yesterday about a parish in Boston that had planned to offer a Mass with a theme of All Are Welcome that was scrapped because of outspoken conservative bloggers Today s Boston Glo

Certain exclusions apply see your local diocese for details The Boston Globe reports on a Catholic parish in a gay neighborhood of the city that had planned to hold a Mass proclaiming that all are welcome to have its plans scrapped by the archdiocese following complaints from anonymous conservat