Back in the 60s when there was no Facebook and no iPhones teens had to handle their free time differently For the nerdish among them there were always good philosophy books to read That rsquo s how I happened to be reading the play Huis Clos rdquo No Exit by John Paul Sartre Although much

Taking a break from vacation for this public-service announcement Don t miss this forceful talk by Bishop Arthur Serratelli bishop nbsp of the diocese of Paterson nbsp N J to the National Leadership Roundtable on Church Management nbsp at their annual June meeting at the Wharton School in Phil

The neighborhood surrounding the Nativity Mission Center a Jesuit-run middle school on Manhattan s Lower East Side has undergone significant changes over the past few decades Increasing gentrification has resulted in positive changes like fewer worries about prostitutes or neighborhood drug deal

Cambridge MA A news report the other day about the killing of 10 aid workers in Afghanistan reported ldquo The director of International Assistance Mission Dirk Frans denies the Taliban s accusations that the members of his group were missionaries He says they were on a peaceful mission to help

A few months back I received some e-mail from Middle Eastern sources which argued that a military build-up on Israel s northern border meant preparations for a new war between Israel Hezbollah Lebanon and perhaps even Syria At the time the idea after such pointless bloodletting in 2006 and the c

A recent blogpost at CatholicCulture org formerly Catholic World News by Diogenes the anonymous blogger who loves to name names but never reveals his her true identity classy blames all the controversy in the past 50 years about Catholic politicians who do not march lock-step in accordance wit