Every constellation of ritual belief and ethical practice that we call religion finds its way to inventing something like blessings for children of more or less consequential form Some such ritualizations are taken to be of deep consequence or significance -- like naming christening baptism

This guest blog comes courtesy of Susan Wilcox C S J the director of campus ministry at St Joseph rsquo s College in Brooklyn N Y and a member of Occupy Catholics For much of its existence the Catholic Church has taught a profound suspicion of usury mdash that is predatory lending which t

Yesterday the nbsp United States Conference of Catholic Bishops nbsp enthusiastically endorsed the canonization of Dorothy Day the American-born co-founder of the Catholic Worker movement Day rsquo s ldquo cause rdquo as it is known in church circles was first introduced by John Cardinal O rs

Given the state of the economy and the mood of the nation a letter of hope during economic dark times seemed like a good idea when the U S bishops voted by a wide margin to nbsp draft a message on work and the economy during their June meeting in Atlanta nbsp But after the draft of that resulting

I recently returned from a trip to Ireland including a visit to Dublin and its surrounding towns I was lucky enough to have time for a stop at Mercy International Centre the first house of mercy established by Catherine McAuley foundress of the Sisters of Mercy The house is located on Baggot St

Just posted Julie Rattey reviews Marie Antoinette a new play by David Adjmi which is playing at the Yale Repertory Theater in New Haven Absurdly tall wigs held aloft by stage wires A talking sheep An 18th-century queen who speaks like a modern-day valley girl Acclaimed playwright David