The impasse over the budget seems to have been all about 'machismo.'

The U S bishops welcomed the decision of federal government leaders to agree to end the partial government shutdown 16 days after closing many offices and suspending important programs and services The bishops also were heartened that so many who had been out of work could return to their jobs ld

Some thoughts quot On the International Day to Eradicate Poverty quot nbsp from Joe Donnelly of Caritas Internationalis The MDGs are still here They keep coming up They 39 re informing many They 39 re disturbing others They speak from people everywhere They 39 re demanding our attention Tomorro

As the media focus on the Kansas City Star article 10 12 13 continues the American public is once again watching events chillingly similar to those seen in the Steubenville Ohio rape case Matthew Barnett a 17-year-old senior and football player at Maryville High in Maryville Mo was accused

Cape Cod MA If you google ldquo Allah rdquo and ldquo Christian rdquo and ldquo Malaysia rdquo together today you will come up with a number of websites including the BBC and Wall Street Journal reporting the news today October 14 that the Malaysian Court of Appeals has ruled that Chris

Cape Cod MA Readers of my essays here over the years know that while I take various approaches to interreligious matters mdash my ldquo portfolio rdquo for In All Things mdash nbsp ranging from occasional current events to papal pronouncements I am also concerned about our basic Christian a