Three more articles on this important and timely topic The first is from Bishop Blase Cupich writing in wake of the administration s accouncement of an accommodation on the contraception mandate first proposed by HHS The initial reaction of our USCCB leadership to the president rsquo s remarks

Bishops should accept their victory Special to CNN After weeks of tangling over new Health and Human Services guidelines requiring contraception services in new health insurance plans the White House has offered what it describes as a common sense accommodation It is aimed at ending the confron

Downton Abbey addiction has arrived here if a bit belatedly nbsp I missed the first season since I normally never watch television and hadn rsquo t gotten the word of its pleasures nbsp But with the help of my TV DVD competent granddaughter I am now up to speed What a treat It rsquo s equal t

The Obama administration announced a ldquo common sense accommodation rdquo seeking to end a public dispute with the U S Conference of Catholic Bishops over new requirements for contraception services in health care plans Under revised guidelines offered today a religious exemption from those

I rsquo m thrilled that the Obama administration has revised the HHS regulations to address the concerns of Catholic affiliated organizations nbsp The Catholic Health Association has weighed in supporting the solution nbsp ldquo We are very pleased with the White House announcement that a resol

Atop anyone s list of leading anti-gay marriage warriors is Maggie Gallagher the founder of the National Organization for Marriage Gallagher is profiled in a lengthy piece by Mark Oppenheimer for Salon though you may recognize the author from the Beliefs column in the New York Times Oppenheimer