In All Things

As any sentient Catholic knows there are often internecine battle in American parishes between contemporary and traditional music Those on the contemporary side argue that music should reflect the times A similar argument is advanced by those who favor modern architecture for church bu

nbsp One of the fun things about observing politics is that you get to see on an almost daily basis fallen human nature trying to wrap itself in glory Politics is a land of vice not virtue no matter how many speeches you hear about the nobility of public service Ambition pride envy malice

The Vatican announced yesterday that Pope Benedict would meet briefly with Jewish leaders during his trip to Washington and New York City this month At the same time perhaps in preparation for the possible opposition from Jewish leaders on the language of the Good Friday prayers that are part

Are Democrats deciding to end the race for their party s presidential nomination For the first time Senator Barack Obama has overtaken Senator Hillary Clinton in a poll of Pennsylvania primary voters Obama now leads Clinton by two points in a new poll conducted by Public Policy Polling an opin

For the past couple of weeks we have been examining the critical role Catholic swing voters will play not only in the upcoming Pennsylvania primary but in the general election in November But of course even more important than the Catholic vote is the campaign itself the daily ups-and-downs t

Last night at Fordham University Cardinal Avery Dulles presented the 39th and final McGinley Lecture of his 20-year tenure as McGinley Chair at Fordham The lecture was read by Fr Joseph O Hare S J an associate editor at America and President Emeritus of Fordham University and a response wa

In this week s New Yorker columnist Michael Kinsley describes what he calls the last competition of his aging boomer generation i e who can live longest and die the best death Read Mine Is Longer Than Yours You win if you can live longer than your peers and stay in good enough health to r

John McCain has a big problem The economy is bad and when the economy is bad it tends to push all other issues off the stage And whenever McCain has to so much as discuss the economy he looks like someone just put pins in his eyes His answers are vague or forced and he seems to lack a basic ca

If you re in the Bronx tonight join us for Cardinal Avery Dulles final McGinley lecture at Fordham University Fr Robert Imbelli of Boston College will be giving a response The event is free and open to the public Tim Reidy

When I was a boy I laughed when my parents would talk about their all-time favorite April Fool s joke the famous BBC spaghetti harvest TV spot which fooled millions of viewers a la The War of the Worlds Even their fading memories of the spot made them laugh Well here it is from 195