This coming Saturday Father David O rsquo Connell CM will preside over his twelfth and final graduation ceremonies as the President of the Catholic University of America As an alumnus of CUA I remember the excitement I felt when I first saw him walk into the bookstore at Kramerbooks 12 years ag

Deal Hudson has decided to join the recriminations against Sister Carol Keehan DC of the Catholic Health Association for her support of the health care overhaul that is now the law of the land Deal Hudson of course was the GOP rsquo s go-to guy during the Bush years and he made his opposition

One of the measures for sound political decision-making is whether a given decision is being attacked equally from both ideological extremes The nomination of Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court is evidently a sound political decision by the President Better to say as sound as can be expected when

Will the nbsp illiteracy about religion in our nation rsquo s major newspapers never end Kathleen Parker whom I often enjoy reading had an op-ed in the Sunday Washington Post that was filled with the kind of stupidity about religion that would never be permitted if the subject were politics econ

Yesterday and today I am attending the Washington Briefing sponsored by the National Catholic Reporter and Trinity College The event brings together prominent Catholics to discuss the role of the Church in the life of the nation at this moment of history and it is well worth the effort that was

Politico has become the must-read site for Washingtonians and others who want to be plugged in Ben Smith rsquo s blog is my favorite but I always scan the rest of the articles Their coverage of the final days of the health care debate was unparalleled But every once in awhile you discover someth

Last week was I thought President Obama rsquo s best week The proverbial split-screen of television news had him traveling the Midwest visiting factories sleeves rolled up talking up the beginnings of the economic recovery that is restoring consumer confidence and hopefully soon will bring d

UPDATED - the original inexplicably dropped the last two graphs of my post My apologies for the computer gnomes One thing I confess I enjoy about some conservative commentators is that they never ever sing out of tune You turn to their analysis and you know what awaits you the tired arguments

There was a rare bipartisan vote in the House the other day but in this case the bipartisanship did not do anything to advance the health of our democracy By a vote of 223-169 with neither party leadership taking an official position the House voted to order the people of Puerto Rico to enter i

During the 2008 Republican National Convention shouts of Drill Baby Drill were heard from the galleries and also from the podium They were referring to the idea of drilling for oil off America rsquo s coastlines This was presented as a relatively easy and thoroughly American way of dealing wi