nbsp Our own Matt Malone SJ who will soon and sadly for us be departing the magazine for theology studies in preparation for ordination appears on NET the Brooklyn diocese s new web channel speaking about Sen Kennedy nbsp Matt is humble about his political acumen and background he worked

nbsp We ve gotten thousands of hits and a boatload of letters on this week s two nbsp cover stories by Bishop John D Arcy and John Quinn on the Notre Dame affair nbsp Some you can already read at the close of each of the articles others we will publish in later editions of the magazine nbsp F

Senator Edward M Kennedy was far from the perfect man nbsp In fact his infamous actions at Chappaquiddick Island in 1969 which led to the death of the young Mary Jo Kopechne he called at the time ldquo indefensible rdquo I agree Less remarked-upon nbsp over the last few days nbsp has been

Dan Gilgoff over at US News interviews Adam Clymer Senator Kennedy s biographer on the man s faith Some obituaries today are calling Ted Kennedy a devout Catholic How important was his faith to him personally It meant a great deal to him A friend of his told me how painful it was for him not to t

The always-worth-listening-to David Gibson has a fine piece over at Politics Daily on the passing of the Senate s lion nbsp It is tempting to view Ted Kennedy s passing as the end of an era both politically and culturally but also religiously -- the end of a reform-minded socially oriented Cath

I ll let you make up your mind what exactly is going on nbsp First the story from CNS Vatican official downplays report of planned liturgical reformsBy John ThavisCatholic News ServiceVATICAN CITY CNS -- A Vatican spokesman downplayed a report that major liturgical reforms are being considere

The USCCB has inaugurated a new website on the new translation of nbsp the nbsp Roman Missal the book used in the celebration of the Mass nbsp nbsp The website includes nbsp background history relevant documents FAQs and the like--as an aid nbsp to the church s transition to the new Missal whi

As I mentioned in last week s Of Many Things the Culture section will frequently feature online-only content especially helpful nbsp for those interested in limited-run nbsp exhibits movies and shows nbsp Here is a lovely review for example by Leo J O Donovan SJ president emeritus of Georg

Last night ldquo Mad Men rdquo viewers must have wondered if they had mistakenly tuned into another AMC show nbsp The first few seconds of the nbsp episode nbsp began with a piano riff and then surprisingly the screen filling with the image of a voluptuous Ann-Margret singing the openi

So says Phil Fox Rose in this post on Bustedhalo entitled For I Was Ill and You Cared for Me nbsp People of faith are not of one political party or the other mdash not all conservative or all progressive all right or all left But most people of faith believe as a core principle that we shou