Media reaction to the recent United States Supreme Court decision upholding the constitutionality of the federal ban on partial-birth abortion reflected unfortunate confusion concerning the legitimate relationship between religion and political debate in American society. The case, Gonzales v. Carha

As soon as I began to read the very first of these poems by John Hennessy ldquo Signing the Kills rdquo I had to get out a map of the New Jersey shore to find where the Rahway River emerges across from Staten Island and along the Arthur Kill Then I needed the dictionary to inform me that ldqu

A review of Philip Jenkins's book on Europe and Islam

First an old story that is worth repeating A man was in his dinghy on a lake when a large yacht rammed him and his dinghy sank As the man began to drown the crew of the yacht threw him a life jacket but the man yelled back I don t need help for God will soon save me Straight away anot

Once again this week America offers FREE access to The Word commentary This is the 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time Diane Bergant writes that the readings for today offer us two conflicting images One is of abundance and rejoicing the other is of the cross and self-denial John R Donahue S

July 4, 2007 should be an occasion for citizens to reclaim government from the forces that threaten to capture and corrupt it.

No one would choose to live without friends, even if he had all other goods. Rich people and holders of powerful positions seem to need friends…. In poverty also, and in other misfortunes, people think friends are the only refuge. —Aristotle, NicomacheanEthics, Book VII Having heard so m

A few clicks into a Google search of “Professor David J. O’Brien,” someone not entirely in the know could wonder just how many contemporary American intellectuals there are by that name, surfacing in venues within and beyond the academic world. There is David J. O’Brien the C

At Assisi, Pope Appeals for Mideast Peace On a pilgrimage to the birthplace of St. Francis of Assisi, Pope Benedict XVI appealed for peace in the Middle East and a return to responsible and sincere dialogue to end armed conflicts. The popes one-day trip June 17 marked the 800th anniversary of the c

Extended through August!