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I had the pleasure of speaking with George Horton yesterday on the Sirius XM radio program JustLove which explores Catholic social justice and American society Horton is the director of social and community development for Catholic Charities in the Archdiocese of New York The interview covered a

My friend has offered to teach me more about art because I've been helping her to explore Catholicism.

Now we know where he gets it from Cardinal Timothy Dolan well-known for his good sense of humor among other qualities introduced his mother to Pope Benedict this weekend and her exchange with the holy father showed that a lighthearted spirit runs in the family From the New York Post Amid che

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Over at the American Mental Health Foundation America contributor William Van Ornum looks at anxiety and autism in the film Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close Finally Hollywood has discovered a good man with the right stuff to play the part of an incredibly loving father who happens to be a gra

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I recently came across a story that first aired on NPR in 2008 but has resurfaced today as one of NPR org s most viewed articles It shouldn t take you long to see why In an interview Julio Diaz photo at right describes how he was mugged at knife-point while leaving the subway in the Bronx He