Gov Sarah Palin was baptized in the Catholic Church but later joined a Pentecostal church as a teenager the Wasilla Assembly of God Her new church requires baptism by immersion so at age 12 Palin and her mother and sisters were re-baptized in Beaver Lake according to the Los Angeles Times M

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

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

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