Dear Mr Ron Howard I went to see your new movie last night I am writing to tell you that I am available to consult on your next movie so that you do not get so many things wrong I am not expensive The alarmists who were worried about the portrayal of the Catholic Church in Angels and Demons h

I have an article on the scandal surrounding Father Cutie and the issue of clerical celibacy at Slate today You can read it here

Well Notre Dame rsquo s commencement is nearly upon us The students rsquo parents have arrived The protesters are in place The President rsquo s speech is written Judge Noonan rsquo s speech is written ndash and his words should be greatly interesting to hear The event has thoroughly captiv

The nearly impossible challenge of Pope Benedict rsquo s ldquo pilgrimage nbsp of peace rdquo has been how to meet the expectations of very diverse audiences The task has been made all the more difficult in Israel by the media rsquo s playing the nbsp expectations game repeatedly reminding int

On the eve of his visit to Notre Dame Archbishop John R Quinn formerly of San Francisco has sent a letter to Barack Obama offering a different voice from the often strident outcries over his appearance America has received a copy of the letter which we reprint below April 24 2009The Presi

While all of the attention on Capitol Hill yesterday focused on the Senate Judiciary Committee rsquo s hearing on torture and how it is not only immoral and illegal it doesn rsquo t work But down the hall there was another hearing that warranted more attention that it got At the Committee on Hom