Blessed are the peacemakers we Christians are told in our marching orders Too many times we don t recognize individuals as peacemakers until after they have died and we fail to recognize peacemaking efforts from individuals we are accustomed to reading about every day About a week ago I wrote

There has been a lot of talk about the Park51 facility and the purportedly dark and Dr No-ish intentions of its bankrollers and founders The so-called ldquo Ground Zero mosque rdquo is on the verge of becoming this election season rsquo s rhetorical blackhole It rsquo s unclear what comes out

A couple new polls just released are causing quite a bit of eye rolling and aggravation among President Obama rsquo s supporters The numbers show that an increasing percentage of Americans believe the president is Muslim a decreasing amount that he is Christian and a growing plurality who are uns

Next week August 26th to be precise marks what would be the 100th birthday of Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta The Albanian-born nun and foundress of the Missionaries of Charity religious order died on Sept 5 1997 and was beatified in Rome on Oct 19 2003 Books and documentaries about her l

Despite his hectic schedule, Alberto understood the need for the balance between prayer and work, striving to be a "contemplative in action."

Manhattan is history A block from where I stood was the Plaza Hotel--Saturday brunches red-jacketed doormen and Eloise Due North stood Central Park Walking west on 56th Street I was fortunate to be heading toward AMERICA House for a visit Once inside a great tradition welcomes you A framed