Should politicians be refused communion?

by The Rev. John P. Beal June 21, 2004

When Cardinal Francis Arinze, prefect of the Vatican Congregation for Divine Worship and the Sacraments, was asked at a press conference in Rome on April 23 whether Senator John F. Kerry should be denied Communion, he responded: “The law of the church is clear. The church exists in the United

Magazine

Catholics and Candidates

by Matt Malone, S.J. May 17, 2004

Senator John F. Kennedy walked into the grand ballroom of Houston’s Rice Hotel with one goal: to put to rest the notion that a Roman Catholic should not be elected president of the United States. It was September 1960, and many Americans were wary of electing a Catholic. Most non-Catholics vie

Arts & Culture, Books

Boston Boy

by Tom Deignan December 1, 2003

The most startling fact about Edwin O’Connor’s life was its brevity The acclaimed author of such mid-century Irish and Catholic classics as ‘The Last Hurrah’ and ‘The Edge of Sadness’ seemed a fit and healthy man. Yet he died when he was just 49 in 1968.

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Politics & Society

Dealing With Terrorism

by Anthony Egan, S.J. October 1, 2001

Where does terrorism come from and how far ought any government go to both defeat terrorists and protect citizens’ rights, not least their right to life?