Bishop Leonard Blair of Toledo who conducted the Vatican s doctrinal assessment of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious appeared on NPR s Fresh Air in the second part of the program s look at the LCWR nbsp Here is the full interview with Terry Gross in which Bishop Blair stated his be

The following is a guest reflection from Sr Camille D Arienzo R S M a journalist author radio commentator and Sister of Mercy living in the Diocese of Brooklyn N Y Newsday rsquo s front page story about a nun killed by a hit-and-run driver on a country road in Water Mill N Y included a p

I had the privilege last month of hearing a talk from Dr Carolyn Woo the president of Catholic Relief Services in which she highlighted the collaborative efforts of CRS across the world as it helps to alleviate global poverty CRS an organization that has inspired me for many years is the offic

This is about the need for dialogue in the church The springboard consists of two essays I read recently that dealt indirectly with women rsquo s ordination but the real topic was the effort of two great American bishops who courageously pursued the discussion They sensed that the ordinat

Msgr William J Lynn of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia was sentenced to 3 to 6 years in state prison today for child endangerment by a judge who said he turned a blind eye while monsters in clerical garb sexually abused children and devastated the church and community You knew full well what w

ldquo Weep with those who weep rdquo says St Paul in Romans 12 nbsp Not only in Aurora Colorado is this command followed nbsp Human beings have evolved to be intuitively affected by the emotions of others nbsp Mysterious nbsp ldquo mirror neurons rdquo in the brain instantly provide empathe