High-school drama departments often are known for being creative mdash although not necessarily their hiring methods But Providence High School a Catholic institution in Burbank California recently attracted attention from the Los Angeles Times after it chose to hire two professional actors ra

Mother Mary Clare Millea answered a number of questions from NCR s John Allen recently and the conversation is worth reading Allen asks some great questions about the next steps the cost of the visitation and whether Cardinal Rode already has made up his mind about the state of Religious life in

A new CARA study shows that Catholics students attending Catholic colleges are less likely to stop attending Mass than those who attend public universities but the results also reflect a diversity of viewpoints on social and political issues among young Catholics The study surveyed 14 527 students

As a young child I loved Catholic Schools Week this year Jan 31-Feb 6 During my elementary-school years my school s celebration often included activities such as coloring a poster or bookmark with the Catholic Schools Week logo attending a school-wide Mass or eating a free ice cream sundae

The most unusual Winter Olympics sports are often my favorites.

Last October the American Law Institute the group that established standards for the death penalty in America voted to withdraw its support of the practice it helped to define This decision according to New York Times columnist Adam Liptak represents a tectonic shift in legal theory In his

An anecdote sent by New York Times reader David G Wilkins to the paper s Metropolitan Diary column suggests that rising to a place of authority in the church may not be as difficult as one might think During a stopover in New York this year a friend Marco del Bufalo who is an architect decide

If you re hoping to fill your Advent season with something more than overcrowded stores and stocking stuffers adventconspiracy org has a few suggestions Give others the gift of your time and talents Then instead of buying numerous presents send the money you would have spent at the mall to a ch

Atheist groups are reaching out advertising their beliefs on billboards buses and subways in recent months with slogans such as ldquo No god hellip No problem rdquo Such groups have made an extra effort during the holiday season placing 270 ads on city buses and trains in the Washington