I know very little about comic-book culture--other than the obvious stuff what Kryptonite does what Wolverine s blades are made of and why with great power come great responsibility nbsp Jim McDermott former associate editor and current film student on the other hand knows a lot nbsp And I

Chastity is another way to love, and, as such, has a great deal to teach everyone.

Well not exactly Arch Street but close enough Many years ago after graduating from college nbsp I was nbsp backpacking through nbsp Europe on a nbsp Eurailpass with a friend and also with just a few dollars in my pocket nbsp One day in Paris nbsp croissant in hand yes truly nbsp my compa

We are extremely fortunate to have John Anderson writing for us nbsp Anderson one of our new film critics also writes regularly for The New York Times Arts amp Leisure section as well as for The Washington Post and Variety nbsp In fact you might have seen this recent piece he did in the Ti

Last week I ventured out to Houston Texas mdash a first for me and boy nbsp there sure are a lot of Lone Star flags around mdash to speak to the National Federation of Priests Councils meeting nbsp It was wonderful to be among so many hardworking dedicated and lively parish priests even if

What s Bloggingheads nbsp A cool new well a few years old website that brings together two experts to discuss a newsy topic at length nbsp And I mean at length nbsp This discussion between me and Peter Laarman the director of Progressive Christians Uniting nbsp lasts almost an hou

Even if you don t agree with all he writes and I don t Hans nbsp K uuml ng is a theologian of great learning distinction nbsp and experience nbsp He s forgotten more theology and church history than I will ever know nbsp And even if you don t agree with all he writes in his open letter to the

One of the many deeply disturbing aspects of the sexual abuse crisis in the Catholic Church has been the lack of discussion about penance nbsp While public apologies from bishops who protected abusive priests are becoming more common doing penance to atone for individual sins is still too rare n

Two excellent articles in the Sunday papers today shed light rather than heat on the sexual abuse crisis nbsp First off David Gibson has a terrific piece in the Washington Post entitled Five Myths about the Catholic sexual abuse scandal nbsp The myths are 1 Pope Benedict is the primary culpr

Speaking on NPR s Weekend Edition with Scott Simon on the need for penance and some of the causes of the sexual abuse crisis nbsp Weekend Edition is one of the sanest places to discuss these issues I think nbsp The link to NPR is here