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Michael J. O’Loughlin is national correspondent at America and author of Hidden Mercy: AIDS, Catholics, and the Untold Stories of Compassion in the Face of Fear.
In All Things
Michael J. O’Loughlin
nbsp A member of the Knights of Columbus writes on the Washington Post rsquo s website that the fraternal organization led by a former Reagan staffer is suffering from an image problem and misplaced priorities a situation putting the future of the organization at risk Anthony Stevens-Arroyo wri
In All Things
Michael J. O’Loughlin
The Catholic Church in the US made the front-page many times in 2012 With a presidential election in November it was no surprise that many of the stories that grabbed our attention related to politics I asked a group of Catholics mdash priests nonprofit heads campus ministers students writers
In All Things
Michael J. O’Loughlin
At the University of Notre Dame gay and lesbian students will soon have a campus-wide organization responding to their needs while the Catholic University of America announced yesterday it would not accept student-driven drive for such a group Notre Dame following a months-long review process an
In All Things
Michael J. O’Loughlin
Numbers from the 2011 census in the United Kingdom show that a majority 59 identify as Christian and 25 claim no religion nbsp Just 10 years ago 73 said they were Christian and only 14 reported having no religion From the BBC nbsp A spokesman for the Catholic Bishops Conference of E
In All Things
Michael J. O’Loughlin
The General Social Survey a comprehensive questionnaire perennially studying the habits and demographics of Americans asks participants about their views on the afterlife From Chicago Magazine in 1983 and 1984 the people running the GSS decided to ask people about their visions of the afterlif
In All Things
Michael J. O’Loughlin
Pope Benedict XVI joined Twitter today choosing the handle Pontifex and amassing hundreds of thousands of followers in just a nbsp few hours all without composing a single tweet the inaugural tweet will be published next Wednesday The New York Times reports Benedict rsquo s posts will go ou
In All Things
Michael J. O’Loughlin
The instructor a Presbyterian called my choice to preach about Mary ldquo bold rdquo We were asked to choose a piece of scripture and then deliver a ten-minute sermon Because it was the start of Advent I chose the annunciation from Luke rsquo s gospel To me Mary rsquo s calm and passive ac
In All Things
Michael J. O’Loughlin
We rsquo re approaching that time of year when oversensitive atheists lash out against nativity scenes and oversensitive Christians reply by raging on about the supposed War on Christmas One name I was surprised to see added to the list this year was the Holy Father himself Pope Benedict XVI whos
In All Things
Michael J. O’Loughlin
Boston s Archbishop Cardinal Sean O Malley sat down for an interview with a Boston political reporter to talk about the defeat of a ballot measure that would have legalized assisted suicide in Massachusetts his new role as head of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops committee on pro-life activi
FaithIn All Things
Michael J. O’Loughlin
Along with family and friends, my faith offers hope, makes sense of a sometimes-confusing existence, and challenges me, disallowing complacence and self-satisfaction.