The plunging of an adult or an infant into the baptismal font three times is the most important moment in the baptismal ceremony and meant to be the most moving one as well Most of us understand that this action is associated with the Trinity It is But the more ancient association is with the th

John McCain faces a well nigh impossible challenge over the next few weeks How to consolidate the conservative base which still broke for Mike Huckabee Tuesday in Texas without forfeiting his reputation as a maverick and his appeal to Independent voters Hillary Clinton s wins in Ohio and Texas

Here at America we have been talking about the central role white ethnic Catholics will play in the election for over a year They are the quintessential swing voters pulled towards the Democrats on economic issues pulled towards the GOP on social issues The fastest growing demographic in the

Coal is now used to generate half the electricity consumed in the United States, and its use is likely to grow as efforts are made to reduce dependence on foreign oil. Coal-powered plants, however, create carbon dioxide, a main contributor to global warming. It is estimated that coal-fired plants cr

We can learn a few things from the Irish. No, I’m not talking about the laudable contributions of Irish literature, music, peace in Northern Ireland, their economic miracle or even all the fuss about saving civilization. We can learn from practical and successful Irish approaches to greening t

From 2008, predictions about what a postwar Iraqi government might look like.

Praying with art for Lent and Easter

Bless me, Father, for I have sinned.

Although most Americans regard Sept 11 2001 as a day that changed the world the investigative reporter Craig Unger would argue that the presidential election in 2000 served as a point of convergence for certain groups of people who helped create what he calls 8220 the greatest foreign policy d

I ve spent the last 60 hours amidst the wild diversity that is the Catholic Church and that is manifest so beautifully here at the annual Religious Education Congress Five students from Santa Clara University have traveled here with me and have been taking in all that the Congress has to offe