A fascinating essay in the New York Review of Books chronicles the creation of the King James Bible which just celebrated its 400th anniversary The article by Robert Pogue Harrison is subscriber only but I will provide a short excerpt here which I think is particularly applicable to the debate o

Richard M Doerflinger associate director of the Secretariat of Pro-Life Activities at the U S Conference of Catholic Bishops has issued a clarification on the contraception accommodation The bishops principal objection to the proposal is that the contraception mandate remains in place Ther

From Ciudad Nueva magazine via Mirada Global From pain to suffering doesn rsquo t mean neither progress nor a stage but a change of nature Anthropology determines very well what we human beings have that derives from humanity or animality We certainly share pain with animals but not suffering

Why are so many young women leaving the church Sr Patricia Wittberg addresses this crucial topic in the latest issue of America and we hope to continue the conversation on our Facebook page Why do you think young Catholic women are disaffected If you are a young woman who has left the church w

Three more articles on this important and timely topic The first is from Bishop Blase Cupich writing in wake of the administration s accouncement of an accommodation on the contraception mandate first proposed by HHS The initial reaction of our USCCB leadership to the president rsquo s remarks

Culture Editor Fr Jim Martin writing for our friends at The Jesuit Post Unlike most of the guys who write for The Jesuit Post I rsquo m not exactly a ldquo young Jesuit rdquo I rsquo m 51 On the other hand these days anyone under 90 could be considered ldquo young rdquo in a religious

Why did Madonna choose to make a move about Wallis Simpson and King Edward VIII Could she be chasing artistic gravitas A reflection by Victor Stepien Madonna is not remembered for her appearances on the big screen but for her music Her attempts at acting have been mainly failures except for E

An explanation from Mirada Global Though their prime minister David Cameron the United Kingdom opposed the application for the financial transaction tax The proposal put forth by the French president Sarkozy planned that the European Union should use said tax in order to slow down the financial

A proposal from our friend and former U S ambassador to Malta Douglas W Kmiec Last November I strongly recommended to the White House that President Obama grant the bishops rsquo request for a broader exemption for Catholic employers from the general obligation placed on most employers to acq

Last week I had the privilige of visiting Salt Light communications in Toronto a very impressive organization that operates a host of nbsp media ministries including a television station a radio program a magazine and of course a blog Salt Light is directed by Fr Tom Rosica who also se