The battle over liturgical text translation that heated up last year is but the latest in a long series of acrimonious debate about words and their meanings and implications for different groups of people Something similar happened in the UK nearly 400 years ago From The Guardian Except of cours

Deval Patrick and Lincoln Chafee were sworn in as governors of Massachusetts and Rhode Island respectively last week and how they chose to commemorate a certain aspect of their inaugurations is especially interesting In Massachusetts Gov Patrick attended a morning prayer service at Bosto

Just when we thought reality television couldn t become any more terrifying than Sarah Palin s Alaska Discovery announced it is partnering with the Catholic Church to create a series about exorcism and demonic possession From Entertainment Weekly The Exorcist Files will recreate stories of re

Check out the compelling video from National Geographic highlighting the prediction that the earth s population will reach seven-billion people before the end of 2011 There are some interesting facts in the video especially the growth rate over the past 200 years in 1800 there were only

The mere mention of The Boston Globe causes terror and anxiety in some Catholic circles so it was a pleasant surprise to read not one but two uplifting stories in this past Sunday s edition Both focused on the ministry of Boston s leader Cardinal Sean O Malley The first appearing above the fol

Check out Chris Wallace s interview of Washington s Cardinal Donald Wuerl on Fox News Sunday Wuerl highlights his efforts at new evangelization and the need for respect in discourse as well as Don t Ask Don t Tell of which he says that there is no official Church stance Have a look below

A perfect two-minute reflection on the true meaning of Christmas Enjoy and Merry Christmas

Each year at Christmastime the 35 or so of us who comprise my extended family gather at an old mansion of sorts on the Rhode Island coast to celebrate the season spend time with one another and as we grow a bit older catch up on what we are doing with our lives As many headed to bed and the res

Check out this LA Times article on a group of monks in California who are struggling to align a modern financial reality with an ancient way of life The Catholic monks of the New Camaldoli Hermitage have lived a world apart in the inspirational majesty of Big Sur for half a century They know well

Check out this story from The Economist about the Catholic Church in China and the increased friction between the Vatican and communist officials From the article THE Catholic church in China according to a state-affiliated Catholic newspaper Tianguang has never enjoyed the sort of ldquo p