Expert at Work Re “A Visitor’s Guide,” by Doris Gottemoeller, R.S.M. (11/23): It is no surprise that such a balanced, thoughtful and challenging article would be the work of Sister Doris Gottemoeller. Her insights reflect the manner in which she has exercised leadership roles in ma

More Than Disagreeing Thank you for the excellent commentary (“Slandering the President,” by John Kavanaugh,S.J., 11/23). I’ve been waiting for the Catholic hierarchy to make similar statements about these sins of slander, calumny and libel. No matter what the side and what the rea

The USCCB begins its annual plenary session today in Baltimore On the formal agenda the bishops will consider a proposed pastoral letter on marriage which they should scrap and start over and the final approval of Mass translations some are good some not so good but it is past time to fight ov

Much attention has rightly been focussed on the irrational aspects of right-wing protesters especially those whose irrationality is rooted in racism But the Left has its irrationalities as well and some of them are on full display these days The most obvious was the sad spectacle of the rostrum

I almost feel sorry for Deal Hudson His world is crashing down or at least that is the impression one garners from reading his post of a few days back about the presence of two princes of the Church at the obsequies for Sen Kennedy and the almost simultaneous resignation of Scranton rsquo s Bisho

Politico com has a great article today detailing some of the more outrageous comments made by members of Congress this August Neither party has a monopoly on foolishness nor even on Nazi-metaphors which are worse than foolish Political rhetoric can and should get heated at times and the image of

Hugo Chavez and Latin America's most polarized society

Justice for All Kathleen McChesney focuses on the most important aspect of the Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People in her article on its relevance: the protection of children (“Is the Charter Still Relevant?” 6/8). Another aspect, protection of an accused priest again

If the polarization of the church does not stop, Catholicism will cease to be a force for change.