Tomorrow is election day here in Virginia As a political scientist I am fascinated by elections As an American I am proud of our democracy and its institutions ndash you can count on two hands the number of republics in human history that have endured more than 200 years But as a Catholic I

From NCR nbsp Because he violated communio episcoporum the communion of bishops and other canons by speaking in support of extending the statute of limitations for cases of sexual abuse by clergy retired Detroit auxiliary bishop Thomas Gumbleton said he was forced to discontinue his role as p

Cambridge MA The Gospel for today Sunday November 6 is the familiar story of ldquo the wise and foolish virgins rdquo from Matthew 25 ldquo Then the kingdom of heaven will be like this Ten bridesmaids took their lamps and went to meet the bridegroom Five of them were foolish and five wer

This afternoon I gave a talk at the nbsp Annual Pastoral Conference Day nbsp at the College of Saint Elizabeth in Morristown New Jersey It was delightful to speak at this gathering of pastoral workers from around the area particularly because they are so often the brokers of the theological life

I ve read a couple different stories over the last few days that offer a glimpse into the polarization of the Catholic Church on certain issues in this case homosexuality and the place of gay people in the Church First was the news that The Pilot the newspaper of the Archdiocese of Boston ran an

Just posted to our Web site an analysis of the gathering of religious leaders at Assisi from Austen Ivereigh You can read Austen s blogs from the meeting here It soon became clear that the 25th anniversary of Assisi had been framed to support Pope Benedict rsquo s ldquo New Evangelization rdquo