John DiIulio jr s excellent and quite laudatory review of Robert Putnam and David Campbell s recent book American Grace How Religion Divides and Unites Us which appeared in the Nov 22nd issue of America summed up his judgment American Grace is an instant classic as academically authoritativ

Check out this LA Times article on a group of monks in California who are struggling to align a modern financial reality with an ancient way of life The Catholic monks of the New Camaldoli Hermitage have lived a world apart in the inspirational majesty of Big Sur for half a century They know well

Breaking news from Phoenix earlier this afternoon Phoenix Diocese Strips St Joseph s Hospital of Catholic Status The decree by Bishop Olmsted can be found here Video of Bishop Olmsted s press conference can be found here The hospital s first response is here The National Catholic Reporter ha

Last week there was an extra collection in our parish for retired priests and religious The end of the year brings many of us lay and clergy alike to reflect upon our life count our blessings and see where we are headed in the future Most readers of America are at the age where they either are

I am very late to this video party but by reading the year-end New York Times account of memorable phrases in the USA from 2010 I came across this one double rainbow Did I miss something It turns out I missed in a theological and also in a mystical sense everything For the double rainbo

Interesting to say the least nbsp The Vatican s Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith has issued a Note clarifying some of the confusion around the Holy Father s recent comments on HIV AIDS nbsp Now as far as I know nbsp there weren t many responsible commentators saying that the nbsp