As a European, my stock response to overt American patriotism is to cringe.

Like many Americans I enjoy a good historical film on the Fourth of July But as a Catholic I sometimes have a hard time finding a movie on Independence Day that tells America rsquo s story from a Catholic perspective Many of our beloved July 4 classics retell American history from the victors rsq

I am not accustomed to writing to anyone of importance, of royal lineage or otherwise.

It rsquo s starting to feel like 2014 is the year of faith-based movies At the very least 2014 is the year Hollywood decided to court the Judeo-Christian film market for the first time in several years Although ldquo Son of God rdquo and ldquo Noah rdquo have received most of the box office an

When the Supreme Court on June 30 issued a split decision narrowly backing the right of for-profit corporations to deny contraception coverage to their employees for religious reasons many assumed that faith-based nonprofits would have it easy when their own cases eventually reach the high court q

Advocates for religious freedom won a major victory in the Supreme Court of the United States on June 30 Justice Samuel Alito rsquo s opinion for the court in nbsp Burwell v Hobby Lobby Stores nbsp holds that the nbsp Religious Freedom Restoration Act nbsp RFRA requires the federal government to