Updated Senior White House officials spoke in advance of an announcement from President Obama expected later today highlighting 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

Culture Editor Fr Jim Martin writing for our friends at The Jesuit Post Unlike most of the guys who write for The Jesuit Post I rsquo m not exactly a ldquo young Jesuit rdquo I rsquo m 51 On the other hand these days anyone under 90 could be considered ldquo young rdquo in a religious

Tuesday s decision of the three judge panel for the Ninth Circuit court which covers the western states of the United States declaring California Proposition 8 as unconstitutional still leaves many murky issues about the constitutionality of same sex marriage The 89 page decision endorsed by two

Missing from President Obama rsquo s State of the Union Address which was aimed so consistently at the economic problems of the middle class mdash the section of the population most likely to actually vote mdash was a confrontation with the nation rsquo s most destructive most virulent internal cr

It appears that the problem of government infringement on religious liberty is rapidly spreading Across the pond mdash almost mdash the Irish government has voted to reduce the 242 euro nbsp grants given to Irish families suffering from First Communions and Confirmations Last year 14 000 families

Why did Madonna choose to make a move about Wallis Simpson and King Edward VIII Could she be chasing artistic gravitas A reflection by Victor Stepien Madonna is not remembered for her appearances on the big screen but for her music Her attempts at acting have been mainly failures except for E