Michael Sean Winters

I am usually in agreement with Father Thomas Reese S J at least about issues that relate to the intersection of politics and religion But his article over at the Post rsquo s On Faith about the next ambassador to the Vatican is wrong-headed Reese rightly insists that an ambassador represents

Sometimes in politics something that is said by a politician is so outrageous that it is the late night comics not the newsmen who capture the essence of the absurdity So it is with the remarks of former Vice-President of the United States Dick Cheney regarding the release of Justice Department

The announcement that Bishop Robert Carlson is headed to St Louis which has been vacant almost a year is welcome news indeed Like the previous incumbent Archbishop Raymond Burke Carlson is not likely to be mistaken for a liberal anytime soon But more importantly he brings a compelling perso

Watching President Barack Obama at the Summit of the Americas confirmed that this man rsquo s personal story has intertwined with the nation rsquo s complicated and usually tragic racial history in such a way that others can rsquo t tear their eyes away from him President Obama walks into a room an

I have now watched the video of Archbishop Timothy Dolan rsquo s sermon at his Installation Mass on Wednesday What to say Rarely have words and the moment met so perfectly Not since Sean O rsquo Malley took the pulpit at Holy Cross Cathedral at his installation in 2003 has the American Church exp

Nothing demonstrated the pathetic state of contemporary conservatism as yesterday rsquo s teabag protests Held in various cities groups of conservatives gathered to protest their high taxes and the President rsquo s budget priorities They dumped teabags in public places to vent their outrage in a

The controversy surrounding the University of Notre Dame rsquo s invitation to President Barack Obama has shifted in recent days as cooler heads appear to be prevailing Cardinal Francis George said he was misquoted if people thought he was urging that there be protests at the university itself H

The daring rescue of Captain Richard Phillips from the Somali pirates who abducted him after failing to successfully steal his ship heartened the hearts of all Americans on Easter morning But the rescue does not solve the long-term problem of what to do about these pirates who have taken some one

I was going to say that during the Sacred Triduum I would only write a blog post if there were earth-shattering news Of course the triduum celebrates the last bit of genuinely earth-shattering news So let s all move away from our computers except to check in with Whispers now and then for t