Pope Francis rsquo first public word to the cardinals who elected him was ldquo movement rdquo In a homily delivered in the Sistine Chapel the day after his election he preached that the church must move by journeying building and professing Jesus Christ crucified ldquo When we stop moving

The idea that the Catholic Church in the United States should get out of the civil marriage business drew new attention on October 20th when Archbishop Charles Chaput of Philadelphia tossed out the proposal in Manhattan at a lecture sponsored by the journal First Things The archbishop did not forma

The Crossroad Cultural Center announced the passing of Msgr Lorenzo Albacete on Oct 24 Early this morning our dear dear friend and the Chairman of our Advisory Board Msgr Lorenzo Albacete returned to the Father He lived his final days through pain and suffering the way he lived all of his l

People here in Kansas City are pretty excited about the Royals these days The fountains are spouting blue water little Royals emblems are showing up in odd places our best tea shop and patisserie is now decorating their petit fours with tiny Royals logos made of marzipan and people who have nev

If political pressure keeps artists from treating controversial issues, we're poorer for it.

I went to Detroit last week looking for the concrete for the tangible stuff I rsquo d heard was there mdash guerrilla farms carved into abandoned lots foreclosed homes turned into communes and other such peeks into the apocalyptic future that maybe other cities have coming their way when the Ameri