What happened to the Democrats emphasis on reaching out to the religious left as they did in 2008 nbsp That s what David Gibson at Politics Daily wants to know Of the many reasons cited for the Election Day shellacking administered by Republicans to President Obama and the Democrats perhaps

To add some video to Austen Ivereigh s comprehensive coverage of Pope Benedict s trip to Spain here is some video of the consecration of the Sagrada Familia Basilica on Sunday

Culture news Tim Reidy our online editor nbsp gets right to it in his insightful review of the new Danny Boyle film 127 Hours What is that scene like nbsp Unless you yourself have been trapped in a crevasse you ll know the nbsp scene I m talking about in this very well reviewed new movie b

Hallelujah nbsp Last week the Opera Company of Philadelphia surprised holiday shoppers at Macy s in downtown Philadelphia which many old-time Philadelphians still nbsp refer to by the name nbsp of the original storied nbsp store on that site nbsp Wanamaker s with the Hallelujah Chorus from Hand

From the USCCB website Bishop Bishop Gerald F Kicanas of Tucson Arizona Vice-president of the U S Conference of Catholic Bishops testified before Congress on the ethical imperative for reform of the U S immigration system He spoke before the House Subcommittee on Immigration Citizenship Re

Today a 30-day online retreat that is one in which you can follow the suggestions for meditation by viewing a new web page each day begins nbsp nbsp It is sponsored by the Jesuit Refugee Service USA and follows the Spiritual Exercises nbsp of St Ignatius Loyola nbsp In his 19th Annotation

Leo J O Donovan SJ president emeritus of Georgetown University is always on the lookout for art exhibitions that readers might find of interest nbsp Recently he visited a new show at New York s Metropolitan Museum of Art which has been receiving raves for its creative curation The World of

Even if you re a believer you may think that the saints have nothing to do with your own life You ve no doubt read some of those gory stories of men and women having their eyes plucked out or tongues cut out or bodies devoured by lions in the Coliseum not to mention stories of their being behea

Believe it or not I m a member of a theater company the Labyrinth Theater Company who I first got to know when they asked me to help them with a play called The Last Days of Judas Iscariot written by Stephen Adly Guirgis and produced at nbsp New York s nbsp Public Theater in 2004 nbsp In an