Ah yes the famous anti-Catholicism of the New York Times nbsp In fact I was just speaking with someone about that topic today a person convinced that the New York Times has it out for or in for nbsp the Catholic Church nbsp Its nbsp supposed bias is thought to contribute to the paper s nbsp

This wonderful Mass and this wonderful event nbsp was celebrated last Saturday nbsp nbsp As usual Archbishop Dolan a friend of the Society was terrific nbsp Here is a video from Currents H T to The Deacon s Bench nbsp

L rsquo Osservatore Romano the official Vatican newspaper has praised mdash wait for it-- ldquo The Blues Brothers rdquo the 1980 comedy starring John Belushi and Dan Ackroyd as a classic Catholic film As moviegoers of a certain age will remember the film focuses on Jake and Elwood Blu

Well I guess he disagrees with me nbsp nbsp Actually he disagrees with M Cathleen Kaveny professor of theology and law at the University of Notre Dame who wrote nbsp on Dotcommonweal nbsp here about the excommunication of Sister Margaret Mary McBride nbsp He also disagrees with nb

In a Letter to the Editor of The London Tablet Ladislas Orsy S J professor of canon law at Georgetown University has weighed in on the excommunication of Sister Margaret Mary McBride and has declared it based on canon law null and void nbsp The Tablet has graciously provided us with the

The Jesuit Conference which represents the Jesuits in the United States has written the following letter to President Barack Obama and to the members of Congress June 4 2010 We the Provincials of the Society of Jesus in the United States write to ask that you take immediate action to effect co

Tomorrow we mark the Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus nbsp nbsp Permit me a meditation on the Sacred Heart and believe it or not the way that this traditional devotion nbsp often derided as outmoded and old-fashioned nbsp can help the Catholic church address some of the factors behind the s

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