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In All Things
Michael Sean Winters
Press coverage of the upcoming Puerto Rico primary continues to disappoint Both the New York Times and the Washington Post repeated the claim that Hillary Clinton was expected to win on the island because she has done better among Hispanics on the mainland Clinton does in fact have a leg up on O
In All Things
Francis X. Clooney, S.J.
Cambridge MA Really alert readers will notice that I studiously avoid current events mostly because I have no great insights to add to what I hear on NPR or read in the New York Times I instead focus on things I ve read studied seen at Harvard and elsewhere soon enough I will add a piece
In All Things
Michael Sean Winters
John McCain threw evangelical pastor John Hagee overboard yesterday Finally Months ago when anti-Catholic comments by the pastor came to light McCain said he did not support the claims and Hagee did one of those faux-mea culpas in which he did not apologize for what he said but for any offense
In All Things
Sidney Callahan
Why go to mass Like other Americans many Catholics claim to be spiritual but not religious They cannot believe that missing mass is a mortal sin who does nor do they feel obligated to support their parish But Catholics today do appreciate friendship sex and communication however they
In All Things
James Martin, S.J.
These two stories are particularly interesting when taken together In the first dated May 17 here Tarcisio Cardinal Bertone the Vatican s Secretary of State reaffirms the church s ban on ordaining gay men whether in the diocesan world or in religious orders The Vatican was respondin
In All Things
Michael Sean Winters
John McCain in an effort to paint Barack Obama as wet behind the ears on security issues has taken the Illinois Senator to task for promising to meet with foreign leaders without preconditions McCain has focused much of his blast at the implications for relations with Iran whose leader is admitt