That s David Gibson s contention in the Washington Post today nbsp Here s Gibson Thus far Benedict s papacy has been one of constant movement and change the sort of dynamic that liberal Catholics -- or Protestants -- are usually criticized for pursuing In Benedict s case this liberalism serv

Is there a ahem dark side to all this vampire-mania in pop culture today nbsp Jake Martin SJ our prolific TV reviewer thinks so nbsp In this newest Culture online piece he turns his attention to HBO s hit show True Blood and points out what many commentators seem to have missed ldquo T

In this time of the apostolic visitation which is intended to investigate the quality of life of women religious in the post-Vatican II era I d like to share with you the story of nbsp a woman religious who died just this morning in Dubuque Iowa--one of the best people I ve ever known nbsp S

Archbishop Raymond L Burke former archbishop of St Louis and currently prefect of the Apostolic Signatura the Vatican s highest court nbsp has been named to the Congregation of Bishops where he will have a great deal of say in who is chosen to become a bishop in the United States along with C

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We re happy to introduce a new film reviewer whose name will most likely be familiar to many of our readers nbsp Harry Forbes for many years the former director of the U S Catholic Bishops Conference Office for film and broadcasting and whose job required him to review literally thousands of

The controversial comedian Sarah Silverman is known for her special brand of what might be called meta-comedy nbsp nbsp Her funniest bits mock mocking and offer up broad stereotypes to reveal the shallowness of well broad stereotypes nbsp ldquo I don rsquo t care if you think I rsquo m raci

Our online Culture section is now featuring nbsp the invaluable Father Robert Lauder s take on two powerful nbsp new films that might have escaped your notice but which might be coming to an indie-movie theater near you As Seen Through these Eyes and Rashevski s Tango nbsp nbsp Here s how h

The Anchoress thinks you should nbsp And she s right James Martin SJ

I cannot tell you how much I have enjoyed paging through this amazing new book written by two deacons of the LA archdiocese called Ascend nbsp Essentially it s an introduction to the Catholic faith for young adults and full disclosure I blurbed it but only because I loved it it s written in