Cambridge MA Recently I commented on the case where the Rev Rob Morris a Missouri Synod Lutheran pastor apologized for participating in an interfaith memorial service after the Sandy Hook massacre Now the Synod has apologized to him as the February 14 New York Times reports Sometimes we thin

In a statement released today the Catholic Health Association reports that it will continue to study the recent revision of HHS guidelines on the exemption from its contraception mandate for health insurance by religious employers but notes quot substantial progress quot in Obama administraiton p

The bad news truly discouraging is that a strong majority of the American people approve of the government rsquo s use of drones even when their targets are American citizens living abroad While the general figure is 65 percent even among Democrats it rsquo s a majority The Sunday editorial pa

nbsp For our Spanish readers a translation of quot The Pope 39 s Legacy quot by James Martin S J courtesy of Juan V Fern ndez de la Gala La renuncia del Santo Padre constituye un gesto de noble generosidad realizado en bien de la Iglesia a la que ha amado y servido durante tanto tiempo L

nbsp Cambridge MA It is Lent once more and as I rsquo ve often done in the past I will take up a theme that I will return to every now and then between now and Easter Since I am once again teaching my course on the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali ndash the classic synthesis of yoga theory and pract

What happens when the political collides with the spiritual the personal I rsquo ve been reflecting on this question the past day or so as news broke that Pope Benedict would effectively retire at the end of the month I rsquo ve written more than my fair share criticizing the way that some bishops