The USCCB nbsp has sent over the text of the bishops response to the recently passed healthcare legislation For nearly a century the Catholic bishops of the United States have called for reform of our health care system so that all may have access to the care that recognizes and affirms their hum

By now I hope you have read Andrew Bacevich s excellent article on the U S campaign in Afghanistan from the current issue To hear from Professor Bacevich a widely respected military historian listen to this week s podcast Also in the March 29th issue George Anderson S J nbsp leads a conver

Here s a no-holds-barred interview on nbsp Mother Mary McKillop and nbsp the saints on Australian Public Radio nbsp From time to time it s good to be challenged on things that Catholics take for granted nbsp nbsp nbsp The interviewer really holds my feet to the fire but in a friendly way nbs

It is funny to witness how so many people assessing the same set of characters and facts can reach such extraordinarily different conclusions The question in attentive Catholic circles was the same however Did he cave The quot he quot in question is pro-life Congressman Bart Stupak who refus

I have surely written this before but I love the Los Angeles Religious Education Congress and I want to thank every person who has the smallest hand in bringing this gathering into being each year The workshops are enlightening and alternately challenging and affirming The liturgies and other c

Congressman Bart Stupak is holding a news conference as I write with his fellow pro-life Democrats They announced an agreement with the White House for an executive order that confirms a pro-life interpretation of any ambiguous aspects of the current health care bill Some on the Left charged that