The family of Steven Johns the security guard at the Holocaust museum who was killed by a fanatic anti-Semite and racist on Wednesday deserves a thorough investigation into their beloved rsquo s murder So does the family of Dr George Tiller killed by a fanatic anti-abortion activist two weeks a

nbsp Ten years ago today that is June 12 1999 along with five other good Jesuit friends they rsquo re good Jesuits and good friends I was ordained to the priesthood during a Mass at church called mdash surprise mdash St Ignatius Loyola in Chestnut Hill Mass right nbsp on the campus

The Obama adminstration yesterday nominated attorney Kenneth Feinberg to the newly created post of compensation czar from which he will help the government as Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said rein in pay practices that motivated executives to take excessive risks in pursuit of profit

Praying with the Pope -- nbsp June 2009 -- Missionary Intention nbsp That local Church communities serving areas torn by violence may be supported through the love and concrete signs of nearness offered by Catholics from around the world The generally peaceful elections this year underlined how Sou

Sometimes a headline and a by-line just don rsquo t match Yesterday at Salon com there appeared an article entitled Obama rsquo s poor choice for faith leader written by Frances Kissling the founder of Catholics for Choice Now asking Ms Kissling to assess the choice of a faith leader is a

I heard South African Bishop Kevin Dowling speak to our Saint Ignatius Parish rsquo s adult formation session a week ago Sunday nbsp The parish piggy-backed off his presence at the adjacent University of San Francisco where Dowling was the recipient of an honorary doctorate and served as the comm