Confirmation hearings are painful to watch or listen to Ever since Robert Bork rsquo s nomination the aim of the nominee has been to be non-controversial at all costs and the aim of his or her opponents have been to try and find a way to trip the nominee up The entire thing sheds little or no lig

In light of yesterday s decision by the U S House of Bishops of the Episcopal Church to permit the ordination those in active same-sex relationships is schism within the Anglican Communion inevitable nbsp The Anglican bishop of Durham England not NC and Scripture scholar N T Tom Wright thin

Yesterday we set down a marker for the Democrats about not including abortion services in any federal health insurance option Today let rsquo s applaud House Democrats for figuring out a way to finance the health care reform by taxing the super-rich The tax plan only hits families making more th

The U S Senate Committee on Health Education Labor and Pensions turned down an amendment that would have prevented any government health insurance plan from paying for abortion services It is unclear yet whether this is part of a legislative strategy but it is time for Catholic Democrats to lay

Many America magazine and blog readers may remember the controversy surrounding Irish rock pop singer Sinead O Connor following her 1992 performance on Saturday Night Live This was a matter of great interest to many Catholics I have put up a post inviting a reconsideration of O Connor over at Roc

The New Yorker as a rule is nbsp not nbsp anti-Catholic nbsp I say this as a longtime reader and avid fan nbsp And I say it nbsp despite the fact that the magazine nbsp featured a painting of a crucified Easter bunny during Holy Week in 1995 despite the fact that last year the estimable liter