Washington s Cardinal Donald Wuerl published a column in his archdiocese s newspaper on the importance of truth and love in Christian discourse Speaking to the importance of presenting truth through a lens of charity in all our discourse the newly elevated Cardinal writes We are called to a

Will this put an end to those who say that the pope a doesn t know what he s talking about when he s talking about condoms and AIDS b should be ignored when he talks about condoms and AIDS c couldn t possibly mean what he meant when he was talking about condoms and AIDS or d is in no way

Dotcommonweal has the surprising story about the vice-chancellor of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee and his response to the sex abuse crisis Last week Fr James Connell vice chancellor of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee stood on the steps of the Cathedral of St John the Baptist and called on his bis

The DREAM Act for the Development Relief and Education for Alien Minors Act nbsp has raised hackles on the right though it once enjoyed modest bipartisan support The measure never a sure thing appears poised to become a new casualty in the nation s backlash against undocumented immigrants n

The Argentinian Catholic magazine Criterio looks at the success of the country s same-sex marriage law and what it means for the church s approach to the culture We must therefore ask ourselves why is it that the Catholic doctrine despite its depth and richness has ceased to be in general terms

This is part of a series of reflections on How to Succeed in College Click on the author s name for previous entries Two weeks ago I suggested that college students as well as the rest of us should go to Mass regularly mdash seven daily mdash because it gets us out of ourselves Some reade