In the battle over immigration words such as illegals are used frequently in an attempt to dehumanize the millions of people who live and work in this country without proper documentation By turning individual human beings into objects in this case dark scary and unlawful things opponent

In October we reflect upon ways to promote our commitment to the pro-life cause Last week s Gospel message encouraged us to be good stewards of the Vineyard that is entrusted to us Perhaps metaphorically we are reminded of our brothers and sisters who enter this world with mental retardation or o

Steve Jobs had a remarkable life An adopted child his biological sister incredibly is the novelist Mona Simpson college drop-out and Arab American he created perhaps the greatest comeback story in American corporate history Before he became a visionary whose fine taste and ruthless perfectio

One of the pleasures of my job is combing through America s archives It is especially interesting to read the editors analyses of political events What continues to surprise me is the breadth of the subjects they wrote about That and the sharpness of their opinions mdash these gentlemen did not

From Criterio magazine via Mirada Global Cuba has lived a long period of shortages and economic difficulties First it was the blockade which was tempered by the era of collaboration with the socialist world Then came a special period after the fall of the socialist bloc up until the alliance wi

On this Feast of St Francis Faith Hope and Love the blog of CatholicMatch com offers an interesting look at single Catholic pet owners From a member survey CatholicMatch com learned that 62 percent of single Catholics own a pet and Christina Ries the blog s editor says that this statis