The disappointing news from Britain in the article linked here is unfortunately just the first in a number of such political compromises we will see in coming months as the world amps up for this summer s Beijing Olympics British athletes going to China CNN reports will have to sign a contr

John McCain is effectively the nominee of the GOP He has more than 700 delegates of the 1 191 needed and his closest rival Mitt Romney dropped out of the race yesterday Mike Huckabee may make a last attempt to rally the conservative base but he faces two problems He only has 195 delegates and mu

NCR and Whispers both noted this surprising video of Father General Adolfo Nicolas speaking--in English--on vocations and religious life The clip seems to have been taken from a Jesuit vocation video What we need today says Nicolas is the ability to dream greater dreams for the world

Robert Mickens the Tablet s Rome correspondent has a brief piece in that mag s latest issue on the recently revised prayer from the Tridentine rite for Good Friday The Tablet For those who haven t followed the controversy here it is in short When Pope Benedict issued his motu

Matt Malone S J once described himself as a terminal politico so you can imagine how much fun he s having this month It s like every day is Christmas--or every Tuesday at least Around here we re fortunate to hear his insights over lunch or during editorial meetings and now we re e

A few months ago I wrote a piece in the magazine on the essential place of joy humor and laughter in the spiritual life and in the life of the church The Most Infallible Sign In it I suggested that not only was Jesus most likely a person of great wit but also that the saints and the great C