Like many I journeyed back to my hometown for the Thanksgiving holiday to spend time with family and friends Since moving to DC from New England these visits home also double as vacation offering respite from work and worry Sunday evening I had the opportunity to attend Mass at the parish wher

Do the improving fortunes of U S not-for-profits suggest the nation rsquo s economic bad times may be nearing an end The results of a recent survey are at least encouraging In October the percentage of public charities and private foundations reporting better contribution numbers improved from 23

Have you seen the new ad from General Motors the storied auto company that recently went public again after a partial government take over during the height of the economic crisis It seems remarkable for this sort of company to produce an advertisment that is so direct and forthcoming Have a look

Tomorrow is the the anniversary nbsp of the first ever abolition of the death penalty by a state -- the Grand Duchy of Tuscany on 30 November 1786 -- celebrated for the past few years as the International Day of the Cities for Life campaign organised by the Rome-based Catholic community of Sant Egi

Sometimes I m benumbed by many requests from charities that fill the snail mail or electronic mailboxes Still other times I m on the other side trying to publicize a good cause so that some will be encouraged to help out in some manner I suspect many readers of America have found themselves in si

Reuters FaithWorld blog has accounts by two Church of England priests who became Catholics in the early 1990s one of whom reverted after realising the depth of pain and controversy his move caused among those he loved The other seems very happy and only misses congregational singing and old churc