Glad to see Michael s post below about the laudable Cardinal O Malley because it may provide some balance for the following The National Catholic Reporter this week captures the awesome rhetorical flourishes of Belgium s Archbishop Andr eacute -Joseph L eacute onard In a nation still reeling after

The Washington Post has an interesting nbsp profile of Msgr Guido Marini the Vatican s Master of Pontifical Liturgical Celebrations a nbsp Vatican nbsp post nbsp whose nbsp influence lies in among other things nbsp its capacity to influence liturgical practices worldwide given how closely papa

Several months ago America reported on the Gender Gap for Development Goals in Central and South America especially countries like Panama Venezuela Brazil and Mexico--where more than half of women who work in non-farm jobs have no benefits or security One reason for this of course is lack o

The mere mention of The Boston Globe causes terror and anxiety in some Catholic circles so it was a pleasant surprise to read not one but two uplifting stories in this past Sunday s edition Both focused on the ministry of Boston s leader Cardinal Sean O Malley The first appearing above the fol

Check out Chris Wallace s interview of Washington s Cardinal Donald Wuerl on Fox News Sunday Wuerl highlights his efforts at new evangelization and the need for respect in discourse as well as Don t Ask Don t Tell of which he says that there is no official Church stance Have a look below

Not long ago two young children helped me see the Nativity of Jesus in a new way Their presence in my life made the Christmas story an entirely new experience When I first started meditating on the Nativity passages as a Jesuit novice more than 20 years ago my prayer and reading focused largely