President Barack Obama rsquo s inaugural address was surprisingly leaden It did not soar like his Yes We Can speech after losing the New Hampshire primary nor did it chart his plans for governance as did his convention speech in Denver Most strangely it did not seem to capture the history of

This morning the Holy Father sent a telegram congratulating Barack Obama as he assumes the presidency The text was warm and encouraging and can be read here Let s hope the bishops on this side of the pond follow the lead of the Bishop of Rome and recognize the historic moment in which we are li

There may have been a miracle on the Hudson River last week but what is transpiring on the banks of the Potomac River is not a miracle In its way it is better than a miracle Miracles involve divine intervention that overturns the natural order of Creation The inauguration of Barack Obama is a h

What the online press is offering this morning nbsp Slate has the president s speech as written by various readers nbsp The New York Times online nbsp has a similar feature offering readers hope for the Obama administration as well as readers photos of the events nbsp The New Republ

A 30-something African-American man standing outside the U S Capitol talking to his wife From slavery to this Guard I m sorry you can t check books out of the Library of Congress nbsp nbsp nbsp Visitor But I brought my library card nbsp Guard It s not that kind of library

Barack Obama and many Americans spent today trying to follow the example of Dr Martin Luther King Jr by doing some kind of service work for our fellow human beings nbsp Many in Washington D C including this correspondent spent the day in lines and receptions Everywhere you went today the