Was he a Chaput-in Sorry The new director of the USCCB Department of Justice Peace and Human Development has been named Replacing the legendary John Carr is frankly an unknown quantity to me and someone from completely outside the conference universe Jonathan J Reyes Ph D president an

We are pleased to post this guest blog from Anna Nussbaum Keating Though Catholics make up 27 of the electorate there is no such thing as ldquo the Catholic vote rdquo The Democrats are closer to the Catholic position on immigration and the environment the Republicans are closer to the Cathol

The American Conservative makes the case that beat novelist Jack Kerouac while claimed by hippies and Occupiers is at heart nbsp nbsp Catholic and conservative ldquo The Catholic Church is a weird church rdquo Jack later wrote to his friend and muse Neal Cassady ldquo Much mysticism is sown

nbsp Why have children nbsp ldquo Hey Mom have you heard about the new book asking why have children rdquo nbsp My son who rsquo s asking is 47 the youngest of six sons and one daughter aged 57 to 47 nbsp We are helping each other do the dishes after a convivial family dinner nbsp

If you were in the Bronx last night that rumbling sound you heard was not an earthquake or even an especially loud subway car rolling past it was the sound of 3 000 Fordham students faculty Jesuits and guests cheering for Timothy Cardinal Dolan the archbishop of New York and Stephen Colbert

Cambridge MA As readers will know I am hopeful about the possibility of our learning across religious boundaries I have repeatedly explained that this has nothing to do with losing Christian faith or learning things that are wicked and harmful it is a matter of seeking truth where it is to be