In the current edition of Washington Monthly Kevin Carey tells the fascinating story of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur that founded Trinity College now University in Washington D C Opened in 1900 Trinity was intended to serve women who could not attend all-male Catholic colleges and univer

Thankless task dept nbsp Mark Shea and the Anchoress try to make sense out of the Corapi fiasco Good luck with that The bizarre events swirling around Father Corapi s spectacular fall from grace inspired despair and soul searching among some self-righteous rants among others and all-out loonin

Imagine being hired for a job and being responsible in part for such a level of rancor and dysfunction that eventually you and your colleagues are unable to do your jobs nbsp Now imagine using this experience as justification for a big promotion Such is the case with the latest ad from GOP pres

It is good for recognized religious insiders to perform material from their own religious tradition this is what happens at most places of worship around the world every day It is also good for those not recognizably associated with a religious identity to perform material from a religious traditi

An update on the Vatican s conference on sexual abuse to be held at the Pontifical Gregorian University in February from AFP News The Vatican is turning to the Internet in its struggle against child abuse with a new website allowing clergy around the world to share information on eradicating the p

Former Governor of Utah and Ambassador to China Jon Huntsman announced his candidacy for president using the same backdrop that Ronald Reagan once chose New York rsquo s Statue of Liberty Michelle Bachmann emphasized her roots in the hometown of her childhood Waterloo Iowa proving yet again