This essay from the Chronicle of Higher Education by Mark Bauerlein is more evidence for what I already suspected reading on a computer screen makes me stupid nbsp Or more exactly trying to read dense extended arguments on a computer screen results in an entirely different kind of comprehensio

From Catholic News Service By Jonathan Luxmoore WARSAW Poland CNS -- A top Polish theologian known for his work in the field of ecumenism has rejected a demand from the Vatican to retract and rewrite an article criticizing the Vatican s attitude toward Christians of other denominations Oblat

Yesterday rsquo s front page story in the New York Times headlined the abortion issue and its decisive role for many Catholic voters The pages of this blog which is less than a fortnight old have already shown the wide variety of opinions on that issue and I suspect there will be further debate a

Check it out nbsp a new resource specifically designed for Catholic women nbsp just launched by St Anthony Messenger Press which combines books reading guides CDs online author interviews and even e-greetings nbsp nbsp They ve done a fine job of creating a good nbsp resource for individu

John McCain and the Republicans have two problems when they address the meltdown on Wall Street and both of those problems will now be with them through the end of the campaign Fortunately for them the Democrats have an uncanny ability to lose an election that should be a walk in the park The

Dean Hoge whose exacting timely and provocative sociological studies helped nbsp the world nbsp better understand American Catholicism nbsp and a frequent and valued contributor to America magazine has died at age 71 nbsp There is a fine obituary by Tom Fox in NCR nbsp Here is NCR nbsp