At the Mass for the Sick which Pope Benedict celebrated in Lourdes France this morning nbsp he seemed to downplay the importance of miracle physical cures in nbsp favour of the idea of healing as an experience of God ldquo How many come here to see it with the hope ndash secretly perhaps nda

A Christian scientist frames a national debate.

Young Politicians, Risky Business, The U.N.'s Agenda

Houma-Thibodaux Diocese Severely Hit by Storm Archbishop Alfred C. Hughes of New Orleans reported on Sept. 2 that of Louisiana’s seven Catholic dioceses, the Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux was battered the hardest by Hurricane Gustav. Hughes, who rode out the storm at the St. Louis Cathedral recto

Catholic universities and the search for meaning

An increasingly popular approach to teaching young people the faith

James O'Toole's 'The Faithful,' reviewed

David Gibson author of The Rule of Benedict and The Coming Catholic Church and a regular blogger on Beliefnet and Dotcommonweal has nbsp a provocative piece nbsp on the abortion wars as a political challenge nbsp The full article ran in The Wall Street Journal on Friday Preview Obscu

After placing John the Baptist as the prophet to introduce with divine authority the One who is to come and now embarking on the development of Jesus as Messiah and Son of God how shall Mark actually introduce Jesus Mark fastens on the adult Jesus since the birth stories at least as they

In addition to having a winning message and a biography that allows viewers to envision you are president and a strategy for winning 270 electoral college votes and the ability to bring Catholic swing voters into your column you need to get your voters to the polls You need a ground game dedica