Edmund Pellegrino M D internationally renowned physician and medical ethicist died on Thursday June 13 2013 Often referred to as the Father of Modern Medical Ethics he is revered among those of us who were his former students for his fatherly care and concern Though I met Dr Pellegrino for

Beijing China I am here for a brief visit at the Minzu University the central university for ethnic cultural and religious minorities here in the capital ndash in the section of the city where a number of universities are clustered as well as the National Library the zoo and some lovely p

Last Sunday in Aleppo a 14-year old boy Muhammad al-Quatta was selling coffee in his kiosk when he was overheard refusing a customer a free cup with a cheeky refusal that even if Muhammad peace be upon him were to come to earth he would not get a cup of coffee unless he paid for it Three long-b

Edmund Pellegrino M D who served as the President of The Catholic University of America from 1978 to 1982 passed away June 13 at the age of 92 During Pellegrino rsquo s tenure as the University rsquo s 11th President Pope John Paul II made his historic visit to campus in 1979 and addressed Cath

It seems as if every couple years a National Security Agency or surveillance story is leaked to exactly the same response mass hysteria and public demands that the government release reports of just how deep these procedures dig And it seems as if every couple years we forget that the same thing h

Yesterday I made my way to St Ephrem rsquo s Church Brooklyn New York for the funeral of Bishop Joseph Sullivan This is the parish where Joe was baptized educated ldquo he had mostly A rsquo s but only a C in conduct rdquo celebrated his first Mass as a priest and bishop and where we ga