In the Book of the Prophet Isaiah 43 19 we read ldquo See I am doing something new Now it springs forth do you not perceive it In the desert I make a way in the wasteland rivers rdquo Like many others over the past weeks and months I have been perplexed by the Vatican assessment of the

What can we say about the killings in the Sikh temple in Wisconsin and the slaughter in the Aurora movie theater and the string of a dozen similar massacres over the past ten years nbsp that hasn rsquo t been said several times I tend to focus on the guns If these men had not owned these weapons

Cambridge MA Today s New York Times article on the St Louis meeting of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious highlights the mature and peaceful tone of the sisters rsquo closing statement It seems to seek a dialogue on the matters under debate a dialogue of equals that premises the dign

The Leadership Conference of Women Religious after an historic meeting this week in St nbsp Louis nbsp in response to the Vatican s Doctrinal Assessment has issued an official nbsp press release outlining their response nbsp The members charged the LCWR officers with beginning a conversation w

It is refreshing to read the economic analysis of Bruce Bartlett a Republican who has worked for Presidents Reagan and George H W Bush as well as for Jack Kemp and Ron Paul In a recent column NYT 8 5 12 ldquo The Clinton Tax Challenge for Republicans rdquo Bartlett compares the results of G

The Romney campaign has insinuated for months that President Obama is hostile toward religion but they appear to be finished with mincing words A new ad titled Be Not Afraid says that Obama has declared a ldquo war on religion rdquo and uses images and words of Pope John Paul II Watch the ad