From NCR When Bishop Thomas Olmsted of Phoenix declared that Mercy Sr Margaret McBride had committed a violation of church law deserving of excommunication he did so with a swiftness and certainty that left no possibility for doubt or nuance Since that declaration was released in May however th

Hooked on Gadgets a lengthy nbsp New York Times piece detailing how the Internet e-mail video games and other digital innovations are influencing our lives makes for sobering and sometimes frightening read Our increasing reliance on and even addiction to electronic media is changing the

Lisa Miller religion editor of Newsweek mixes it up with Stephen Colbert nbsp on the topic of heaven the subject of her new book called well Heaven nbsp Enjoy nbsp The Colbert Report Mon - Thurs 11 30pm 10 30c Lisa Miller www colbertnation com Colbert Report Ful

This photo courtesy of The New York Post of Justice Sotomayor at the parish school in the Bronx nbsp where she was a student After speaking she danced on stage with the choir of her alma mater Cardinal Spellman HS Sotomayor also visited her nearby elementary school Blessed Sacrament where c

As I mentioned a few weeks ago Jim McDermott S J former associate editor and current film studies student knows a great deal about comic-book culture nbsp And I d bet he d know whether saying comic-book culture or comic culture is the nbsp de rigueur His review of Kick-Ass was publis

From Catholic News Service a surprising story La Civilta Cattolica the semi-official Vatican publication run by the Jesuits but whose contents are vetted by the Secretariat of State has praised the recently passed U S health care reform nbsp legislation nbsp The article by Andrea Vicini SJ

Cathy Grossman over at Faith amp Reason has highlighted a new poll that suggests that 53 of American Catholics should speak nbsp out publicly on matters concerning the church and society nbsp Other findings 53 say Women religious should follow their consciences and make public statements co

Those of you with somewhat long memories might remember the Jesuit mission bands groups nbsp of Jesuits who would nbsp visit a parish for a few days to offer a mission a kind of preached retreat usually in the evening designed for the men and women of a particular parish nbsp Busy lay men

Today is the Feast of Charles Lwanga and companions or the African martyrs or in Uganda the Ugandan martyrs nbsp I have a great devotion to the Ugandan martyrs having spent two years in East Africa where many Christian communities organizations and churches are dedicated to them nbsp B

In preparing a homily for the Feast of Corpus Christi this Sunday I reread two of my favorite passages about belief in the Eucharist which I thought I rsquo d share nbsp with any priests or deacons looking for some inspiration for a homily and nbsp with any Catholic eager to reflect on this grea