Cambridge MA It is May 1 in the morning about 9 30 AM I am just back from Church the 7 30 Mass the quiet early Mass It is a beautiful morning At dawn by the Charles River hundreds of romantics were marking May Day and dancing around Maypoles Preparations were under way for the annual Walk

Pope John Paul II was declared blessed in Rome today before a sea of people stretching from St Peter s back to the Tiber under skies lit by a sun emerging from a cold cloudy morning The Poles as expected dominated the square but every part of the world was represented at this tribute to the f

Cambridge MA Several blogs ago I mentioned that Dr Kiran Martin spoke recently at the Center for the Study of World Religions Dr Martin is founder of Asha an organization dedicated to the health education and well-being of some of the poorest citizens of the poorest neigbhorhoods of New Del

Illinois Supreme Court Justice and and former interim chairwoman of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops National Review Board Anne Burke commenting on the wrenching Philadelphia story asks some hard questions today about the U S bishops and the church s continuing crisis It appears

April 28 is commemorated worldwide as Workers Memorial Day ndash a day to remember all those who have died of occupational injuries while working to provide the goods and services we enjoy As in past years leaders of American labor unions marked the occasion with a ceremony in remembrance of tho

The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom an independent nonpartisan group released a list of the worst violators of religious freedom around the world and for the first time Egypt was included on this list ldquo CPCs are nations whose conduct marks them as the world rsq