Is It Wrong to Celebrate Bin Laden’s Death?
Linton Weeks from National Public Radio emailed me after reading some of my comments on the need to forgive Bin Laden. And he wrote this outstanding column exploring much of…
Peruvian President Believes that the Pope Who Forgave His Assassin Took Out Osama
The President of Peru claims that John Paul II’s first miracle (which already happened BTW. He cured a woman from Parkinson’s. Guess the President missed that one) was ridding the…
Geraldine Ferraro RIP
After a long battle with cancer Geraldine Ferraro has died at the age of 75. As the first female Vice-Presidential candidate and a pro-choice Catholic, Ferraro was often the controversial…
Day 15: 50 Day Lenten Giveaway: That Extra Coat in Your Closet…
…belongs to someone else. And so… Here’s Lauren in a blast from the past at World Youth Day.
Florida Pol: OK to Joke About Bombing Abortion Clinic Amongst Catholics
Deacon Greg pointed me to this piece today on a Republican candidate running for mayor of Jacksonville, Florida joked about bombing an abortion clinic. Mike Hogan, a Republican and member…
Faith in God Alone
Next Sunday’s gospel centers on something that many of us face: worry. Researchers tell us that 90% of what we worry about never happens and even the 10% that does…
German Theologians Strike Call for Reform, Dialogue
Today’s National Catholic Reporter breaks an amazing story: “In our roles as theology professors we can no longer remain silent,” began 144 leading Catholic theologians from Germany, Switzerland and Austria…
Selling God at the Super Bowl
Some time ago, when I was in radio, one of the bigger controversies the station faced was an ad that was bought by the controversial religious group “Jews for Jesus.”…
Serving Others and Thinking of MLK and JFK
This past Monday my wife and I went down to the HSBC Arena along with my colleague Julianne Wallace (pictured with me here) and the CCVSC folks to volunteer for…
As We Pray for Peace…We Need to Change
How often have we used the terms “smackdown” or “fired up” or “he came in with guns blazing?” We debunk others opinions with terms like “shot em down” or “knocked…