In All Things

Really nbsp Beliefnet s got the story and so does The Deacon s Bench here nbsp The information seems to have come from the newly re published biography of Governor Palin nbsp Her Wikipedia entry nbsp also notes her Catholic background and mentions her rebaptism at age 12 in an nbsp A

nbsp The President of the United States just can rsquo t help himself Even when he is trying to praise an ally he ends up smearing the patriotism of his political opponents George W Bush the first sitting president since Lyndon Johnson in 1968 not to address his party rsquo s convention becau

nbsp In response to an avalanche of responses nbsp regarding her article in America on forgiving pedophile priests Sister Camille D Arienzo sat down with Michael Paulson the religion reporter for The Boston Globe for an interview that ran in this nbsp Sunday s edition of the paper to discu

First to Peter Steinfels of the New York Times now to America columnist Father John Kavanaugh S J Read Kmiec s response to Father Kavanaugh s open letter to Barack Obama here A sampling Father Kavanaugh rsquo s ldquo to do list rdquo for Senator Obama has received substantial attention F

Mr George Sokich 1940-2008 was the landlord of my apartment building for whom a memorial mass was held nbsp yesterday at Sacred Heart Parish in the village of Dobbs Ferry New York George died while visiting his native Croatia and left behind a wife and three sons and their families as well a

The first CNN poll taken after both the conclusion of the Democratic National Convention and the surprise selection of Alaska Gov Sarah Palin to be John McCain rsquo s running mate showed surprisingly little movement The race remains essentially tied despite record viewership for Obama rsquo s spe

The Pope today met the French-Colombian ex-hostage Ingrid Betancourt for 25 minutes in Castel Gandolfo They had a lot to talk about Betancourt it turns out had a remarkable journey of faith during her six years as the world s most famous hostage — and the Pope has a role in it One day after

I welcome Sarah Palin rsquo s selection as McCain rsquo s running mate for a mixture of reasons From a political perspective I think her youthful inexperience and her female gender will weaken the Republican ticket sexism like racism is not dead nbsp And anything that makes it less likely tha

There are some extraordinary gatherings organised by Catholic movements that take place each year but which go largely unnoticed by the media One is the annual interfaith gathering organised by the Sant Egidio community in a different city in October each year Another is the so-called Rimini Mee

On NPR And it s not Brad Pitt s nbsp For that see below James Martin SJ