As President Obama confirmed today a final drawdown of U S troops from Iraq by Christmas Tucson Bishop Gerald Kicanis was himself returning from a brief pastoral tour of duty in Baghdad He shared his impressions with us and offers a poignant reminder that while the experience in Iraq may be comin

If you rsquo re reading this the nbsp world still exists Or perhaps you rsquo re reading this online in heaven where I bet they have excellent Wi-Fi No dropped calls either Anyway the nbsp End of the World has been scheduled most recently for Oct 21 2011 with a tip from Harold Camping

Cambridge MA You have probably read the sad story of the little girl in Foshan China who on October 13 wandered into traffic and was hit by a passing van She lay in the street for seven minutes or so without any help from those passing by until a second vehicle hit her She died today Octobe

For those who are interested in the theological religious spiritual dimensions of the Occupy movement here is another entry in my attempt to do some small cataloguing at Occupy Wall Street nbsp TB

nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp To the best of my knowledge Catholic Social Teaching does not as such have much to say about economic inequalities per se in a society Indirectly it castigates them if they entail the loss of fundamental human rights Catholic Social Teaching endorses not only

Voters need to look at a presidential candidate rsquo s religious beliefs and practices to make sound political choices nbsp Yes I know in America thanks to God and the Constitution no religious test can be applied for any office nbsp nbsp But once a candidate is running it is important to