We print here the full text of a Circular Letter dated 3 May and released today which has been sent to all bishops by Cardinal William Levada prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith laying out the considerations governing local bishops conference guidelines on the handling of

There is lots happening surrounding the push for gay marriage in the state of New York and rather than post many entries about the various vantage points and links to interesting stories below is a sort of compendium of the events over the last few weeks nbsp New York State Assemblyman Daniel O

The last few years have seen a number of editorial arguments in newspapers and journals on the exploitation of adjunct faculty by American universities next week s Nation has this contribution from William Deresiewicz concluding with a provocative challenge to American academics Just as in societ

House Speaker John Boehner rsquo s much-anticipated CUA Commencement address was the scene of yet another protest against the impact of House-inspired budget cuts on the poor According to the Washington Post about 30 graduate students engaged in a silent protest at the ceremony ndash wearing sig

Recently David W Stowe wrote an editorial for the New York Times titled Jesus Christ Rock Star Stowe is the author of No Sympathy for the Devil Christian Pop Music and the Transformation of American Evangelicalism University of North Carolina Press 2011 I have not yet read the book but f

My friend Stephen Adly Guirgis s new play The M with the Hat has just received a Tony nomination has been showered with critical praise and an extended run of the play was just announced a sure sign of a hit nbsp My friends Elizabeth Rodriguez and Yul Vazquez were also nominated for Tonys