God Did What? Ilia Delio’s “Faith and the Cosmos” (4/4) reminds me, as I work on my Ph.D. in historical theology at a Catholic university, that few of my colleagues are capable of doing much in regard to science and evolution. The biggest obstacle is not lack of desire, let alone a

Wringing Hands Maryann Cusimano Love’s “The Constitution, by Heart” (3/28) clearly defines what is wrong with our country today. One political party, pretending to be fiscally and socially conservative, proposes a budget that cuts social services upon which so many of our poorest c

A Challenge to Stay I found it interesting that two articles—Cardinal Wuerl’s “Pass It On” and “Exit Interviews,” the sampling of letters responding to the article “On Their Way Out,” by William Byron, S.J.—appear in the same issue (2/28). Cardin

The ‘Real’ Drinan If I understand Raymond A. Schroth, S.J. (“Career Interrupted,” 3/7), he prefers that the late Congressman Robert F. Drinan, S.J., be remembered as a champion of many worthy causes and one whose storied political career was cut short by the Vatican and pro-l

The Man’s ‘Ideal’ Role? Contrary to M. Cathleen Kaveny, in “Defining Feminism” (2/28), it does not seem that Pope John Paul II truly respected women—not real women. Instead, he valued his personal image of what he perceived as the “ideal” woman, Mary.

I Fear You Are Wrong I welcome your editorial “Laity Near the Top?” (2/21), but I fear that as long as we have the celibate hierarchy in Rome calling all the shots, it will never lead to anything positive. The beautiful sayings you quote from Pope John Paul II and Pope Benedict XVI are c