I hope my Jesuit friends here at America forgive me but I want to spill some digital ink talking about a group of Benedictines The monks at my alma mater Saint Anselm College a Benedictine institution in New Hampshire are gathering this week to elect a new abbot a process I knew little about b

On Friday night The New School again hosted an event for the World Science Festival This time the discussion centered around some of nature rsquo s tiniest known particles ndash neutrinos Bill Weir of Nightline fame moderated the conversation among three panelists Janet Conrad a professor

One of the most respected Catholic theologians in the United States has been nbsp severely critiqued by the Vatican for one her most recent books nbsp Margaret A Farley RSM who teaches moral theology at Yale Divinity School and has served as a mentor for generations of Catholic theologians ha

On Friday I went to a lecture at the Catholic University of America sponsored by the Catholic Common Ground Initiative CCGI that explored the themes of Vatican II focusing on reconciliation and Gaudium et Spes CCGI a friend who serves on the board told me was established to bring together thos

From 30 May through 3 June the World Science Festival is bringing together leading scientists prominent artists and influential thinkers to meet and dialogue in a series of public events in New York City We are attending and covering four of these events Last night Bill Blakemore of ABC News m

The USCCB has sent us the text of Archbishop Peter Sartain s response to the LCWR s statement this morning Archbishop Peter Sartain June 1 2012 Response to LCWR statement of this morning Both the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith and I are wholeheartedly committed to dealing with the