For the past many years as each summer begins and I have the privilege of sitting quietly with the summer ahead of me and imagining what should be accomplished when but all the while able to float these accomplishings in the balmy soup of summer relaxation and then I remember that this is a

From NCR When Bishop Thomas Olmsted of Phoenix declared that Mercy Sr Margaret McBride had committed a violation of church law deserving of excommunication he did so with a swiftness and certainty that left no possibility for doubt or nuance Since that declaration was released in May however th

The role of the Catholic press is a complicated one as newspapers and magazines work to balance the desire to spread the Good News with the responsibility to report truthfully on the not-so-good news in which our church sometimes finds itself involved To address this complex role the annual Catho

I know that the New York Times Ross Douthat has many fans among our commenters and though I don t always agree with him he is quickly becoming a must read Last month s column on abortion in America was nuanced and provocative and sparked an interesting if predictable response from readers La

In today rsquo s primaries the Democratic Party must begin to decide if it wants to be ruled by grown-ups or by self-absorbed Lefties so out-of-touch with mainstream America that you wonder if they ever talk to someone standing next to them at the check-out counter or the gas station A blistering

Hooked on Gadgets a lengthy nbsp New York Times piece detailing how the Internet e-mail video games and other digital innovations are influencing our lives makes for sobering and sometimes frightening read Our increasing reliance on and even addiction to electronic media is changing the