When I was little, I thought Advent was all about “waiting” – just waiting for Christmas Eve and Christmas to come, so we could put the baby Jesus in the manger of the Nativity set. It seemed to be reinforced by some of the Scriptures that talked about watching and waiting, like the story of...Read More
George Weigel reminds us in his latest column (CR, June 19) that there was indeed a time, not so long ago, when the bishops of America were willing to seriously discuss important issues of peace and justice. I agree with him that “Today, it is virtually impossible to imagine the bishops’ conference taking on a...Read More
Across Baltimore and the nation, prices at the gas pump and grocery store are skyrocketing. Housing sales have slowed to a crawl and the unending debate of how to reform Social Security will be a key issue in the presidential debates over the next few months.Read More
WASHINGTON – Facebook and MySpace, the two most popular social networking sites on the Web, have practically become household names, but a Catholic Delaware man who has started a networking site for Catholic parishes hopes he can get some recognition of his own.Read More
WASHINGTON – As the Senate prepared to begin discussing its version of health reform legislation, two national polls were assessing the impact of abortion on the debate.Read More
As I was leaving the hospital in May after treatment for my blood clots, another priest was returning to the hospital. I would have an extension of life. The life of Father Kevin Brooksbank would end at age 35.Read More
The 27th annual Brooks Robinson All-Star baseball game took place on June 14 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Each year, it gives baseball enthusiasts, young and old alike, a chance to see potential major league baseball players in the making.Read More
School Sister of Notre Dame Maura Eichner, a member of the College of Notre Dame’s class of 1941 and a professor of writing there for 50 years, died Nov. 15, after a long illness.Read More
WASHINGTON – The presidents of bishops’ conferences associated with the Group of Eight industrialized nations have urged government leaders to honor their commitments to reduce global poverty and address climate change.Read More