It rsquo s cherry blossom time in Washington DC and as blooms sprout everywhere I rsquo m reminded how Lent is like the blossoms Lent just happens No longer do we need search for something to ldquo give up rdquo Lent is and it draws us into more conscious Christian behavior As Lent goes alon

It was refreshing to see President Barack Obama employ some tough love with the automobile industry yesterday warning Chrysler and GM that the clock is ticking on their re-structuring plans and sacking G Richard Wagoner Jr as CEO at GM After all if we taxpayers are footing the bill for keepi

The Society of Jesus in Australia runs a free online magazine like America called Eureka Street which covers affairs both local to Australia and international nbsp Fr Andrew Hamilton SJ is their consulting editor and a theologian teaching at the United Faculty of Theology in Melbourne nbsp

General Intention Farmers and World Hunger That our Lord may bless farmers with abundant harvests and sensitize the richer nations to respond to the ravages of hunger throughout the world We are frequently told that there is sufficient food in the world to feed everyone The problem is that nbsp

Last week Australian news program ldquo The 7 30 Report rdquo had an extensive interview with Australian counterinsurgency expert David Kilcullen Kilcullen has been an important advisor to both the Bush and Obama administrations on military policy in Iraq and Afghanistan and is considered one

Tomorrow leading Senators will hold a press conference with groups ranging from Human Rights Watch to the Chamber of Commerce to announce a renewed effort to lift or at least ameliorate the worst restrictions of the boycott of Cuba Catholics should applaud this effort When the economic boycott an