Gerald J Beyer a professor of theology at St Joseph s University and an expert on solidarity offers an introduction to the Catholic notions of subsidiarity and solidarity in this response to the budget plan proposed by Republican Rep Paul Ryan The U S Conference of Catholic Bishops has rightl

Cambridge MA Recently I rsquo ve blogged several times on New Testament passages including the transformation of Peter in Acts 10 and the question that Pentecost poses to our Catholic identities But my real job for America is as you probably know to explore the interreligious realm sometimes

Bishop Blaire has issued a clarification of some misunderstandings based on his remarks to me on Tuesday full text of the statement follows below I ve asked his press secretary if he wishes to speak specifically to comments or points made in the interview published here and will update if I hea

America rsquo s Kevin Clarke broke some news about a possible rift among US bishops and their handling of the religious liberty question The Washington Post rsquo s EJ Dionne picked up on the issue It turns out that many bishops notably the church leadership in California saw the litigation as p

Cambridge MA After the Harvard Graduation and just before Pentecost ldquo When the day of Pentecost had come they were all together in one place And suddenly from heaven there came a sound like the rush of a violent wind and it filled the entire house where they were sitting Divided tongues

This morning I spoke on the popular nbsp hour-long Radio Times show on WHYY the NPR affiliate in Philadelphia with Marty Moss-Coane nbsp The topic was the Vatican s investigation of the LCWR nbsp Notable was not only the length of the show which afforded the opportunity for an in-depth discu