John Perry a Candian Jesuit who teaches in Liberia sends along this report from Decoration Day in the country s interior The second Wednesday of March is a national holiday in Liberia It is called ldquo Decoration Day rdquo and Liberians spend the day refurbishing the graves of deceased family

Yesterday members of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious met in Rome with Cardinal William Levada and members of the Vatican s Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith which is investigating the LCWR for doctrinal issues as detailed in my earlier post nbsp nbsp Today the LCWR ha

While we in New York were celebrating the installation of Archbishop Dolan and preparing for our Centennial Mass nbsp this news dropped nbsp Rumors had been around for the past few weeks among the secular media nbsp It s the news of the Vatican s investigation of the Leadership Conference of

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

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

Youth violence surfaces in our public consciousness this week as we mark the 10th anniversary of Columbine As we inevitably debate the conditions and causes for youth violence we would do well to pay attention to a pervasive and life-threatening condition that affects a growing number of American

A Catholic approach to climate change

America engages a new world: Charles Morris on the magazine from 1959-2009

Jailhouse Blues Your editorial on the prison industry (“Prison Nation,” 3/9) paints a shocking picture. It would be helpful to remind ourselves that while the terminology varies, there are only three goals of imprisonment: the punitive (punishment for offenses), the rehabilitative (reint

The diocese recently announced a new initiative to encourage area Catholics to conserve water and energy.