A bit of controversy developing in DC after the National Portrait Gallery pulled a video from an exhibit exploring sexuality in part due to pressure from Bill Donohue s Catholic League The exhibit Hide Seek Difference and Desire in American Portraiture is one of the more controversial exhi

On December 1 1958 a fire broke out at Our Lady of the Angels School in Chicago Illinois Ninety-two children and three nuns died in the fire that occurred 52 years today Afterwards sweeping changes were made in fire codes across the nation and firefighters in training still study the OLA fire

Daniel Madigan SJ an associate professor of theology at Georgetown and senior fellow at the Woodstock Theological Center is an Australian Jesuit and a distinguished scholar of religions nbsp Here he is on CNN com addressing the pope s recent comments on the use of condoms to prevent HIV AIDS a

This week Joseph G Bock looks at the unique role of Catholic N G O s in Haiti s recovery efforts following the earthquake that claimed the lives of over 220 000 people this past January Our intern P J Williams produced the slideshow below based on the article For more of America s co

Advent is a time of desire nbsp We desire the coming of Christ into our lives nbsp The readings from the Book of Isaiah reveal even the earth desiring the presence of God nbsp The wonderful ldquo O antiphons rdquo sung at evening prayer and during the Gospel acclamations towards the end of

Depression and other mental health problems represent an increasing concern on college campuses Now to me this is worth some analysis and speculation as there are so many preventative services community mental health centers informed pediatricians skilled private practitioners extensive work-up