On next week s podcast Fr Jim Martin and I discuss the hidden themes of suffering grace forgiveness and love in the popular series Downton Abbey And why the word Abbey is important Here s a sneak preview Podcast Powered By Podbean Tim Reidy

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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Mary Valle a smart savvy writer and an editor at Killing the Buddha recently attended a one-woman show on the life of St Catherine of Siena performed by an Adrian Dominican Sister named Nancy Murray mdash who is incidentally Bill Murray s sister What can Catherine of Benincasa say to us n

President Washington what are your thoughts on American political debate in the new millenium Let me now warn you in the most solemn manner against the baneful effects of the spirit of party This spirit unfortunately is inseparable from our nature having its root in the strongest passions of t

What rsquo s up with Rick Santorum The uber-Catholic former Pennsylvania senator is not one to shy away from injecting his faith into the public realm but some comments over the past few days reveal an odd sort of religious Manichaeism On one side are those who subscribe to his very particular u