Over at Busted Halo I explore how some Lenten practices might impact the presidential race From the post For the past several months I rsquo ve followed with increasing dismay the degradation of the political process here notably in the GOP presidential contest though the systemic rot will su

Some new ideas on how to address the crisis in Syria from Eli S McCarthy professor of Justice and Peace Studies at Georgetown University Is increasing violence civil war and covert support for armed revolution the only options left in Syria Many analysts respond affirmatively However from a

For those in the New York area David Gibson -- whose respected work as author and journalist many America readers will know -- will be giving a lecture at Fordham this Tuesday the 28th Titled The End of Catholic Politics Gibson s talk will take place at 5pm at Flom Auditorium in the Walsh Libr

Some new ideas on how to address the crisis in Syria from Eli S McCarthy professor of Justice and Peace Studies at Georgetown University Is increasing violence civil war and covert support for armed revolution the only options left in Syria Many analysts respond affirmatively However from a

Florida s Senator Marco Rubio a Tea Party favorite is on everyone s short list for the GOP vice-president nomination and BuzzFeed reports nbsp that the now Catholic politico was baptized and raised Mormon during his childhood If Romney wins the nomination and chooses Rubio there would be a Mor

On next week s podcast Fr Jim Martin and I discuss the hidden themes of suffering grace forgiveness and love in the popular series Downton Abbey And why the word Abbey is important Here s a sneak preview Podcast Powered By Podbean Tim Reidy