Michael J. O’Loughlin

With Lent nearing completion and Easter almost here my Lenten practice kicks into high gear this weekend slows down over the next few weeks and then ends as I cross the finish line on Divine Mercy Sunday the first Sunday after Easter I began Lent seemingly without any spiritual discipline but

I rsquo ve spent the last couple days with nearly 75 young adults mostly college seniors who are participating in a new program ESTEEM at Catholic campus ministry centers across the nation designed to empower them with the tools and skills to be leaders in the church Following a panel of young

Last week was certainly a study in contrasts between American Catholics and their spiritual leaders and teachers On Sunday the spokesperson for the American Church New York s affable Archbishop Timothy Dolan pulled no punches while confidently defending the church s conservative positions on gay

Last week was certainly a study in contrasts between American Catholics and their spiritual leaders and teachers On Sunday the spokesperson for the American Church New York s affable Archbishop Timothy Dolan pulled no punches while confidently defending the church s conservative positions on gay

As Christians observe Lent something entirely different occurred in the Hindu world recently If you watched NBC s comedy Outsourced last Thursday you got a taste of Holi which The Atlantic describes as The Festival of Colors Holi is a popular springtime festival observed on the last full moo

From 60 Minutes In a wide-ranging interview with Morley Safer New York s Archbishop Timothy M Dolan discusses the sex abuse crisis in the Catholic Church his current mission and the state of the church in America nbsp Link to full video here Michael O Loughlin

Check out the just-released website for a four-part conference called More Than a Monologue Sexual Diversity and the Catholic Church The description More Than a Monologue Sexual Diversity and the Catholic Church is an unprecedented collaboration mdash 2 Roman Catholic universities and 2 no

A thought-provoking post from Theo Hobson at The Guardian For quite a while now liberal Christianity has been strongly defined by the gay issue It is unhelpful to say let s move on as if the issue can be magicked away but there is a need to remember that liberal Christianity is bigger than

Looking to learn more about a critical issue affecting millions here and abroad this Lent Check out Mobilizing Faith Fighting Poverty an initiative from Yale Divinity School The goal of the movement is to spark conversation and resolve among people of faith on issues of poverty and chal

Should news organizations simply admit that they have some biases and then move on to report as objectively as possible Consider the events at NPR Earlier this week conservative activist James O Keefe released a video that showed two high-ranking NPR employees making disparaging remarks about th