On Friday Nov 16th at Fordham University in New York, Peter Singer and three theologians shared a podium to discuss the theology and ethics of the treatment of non-human animals, particularly in light of the practice of...
Read MoreThirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time Dn 12:1-3; Ps 16:5, 8, 9-10, 11; Heb 10:11-14, 18; Mk 13:24-32 In the Second Reading for this coming Sunday, the Letter to the Hebrews speaks of the “one sacrifice for sins.” The life,...
Read MoreThis past weekend, at the Catholic University of America, a group of theologians gathered with several bishops for a scholars’ conference devoted to approaches to the issue of climate change, especially in light of Pope...
Read MoreThe Drudge Report headline after the major networks called the election for Obama was “The Divided States of America.” The Obama campaign, using the latest in micro-targeting swing voters in swing states, managed a...
Read MoreMy colleague, Jana Bennett, has offered a nice list of lessons from the election season. Her attention to the complex of issues out there is excellent. In this spirit, I’d like to augment her list by considering four lessons we...
Read MoreThe most significant question for me today has nothing to do with who won the election or what will happen on the American scene now. The most significant question for me is, what will we do as a church? We are fortunate to...
Read More1 Kgs 17:10-16 Ps 146:7, 8-9, 9-10 Heb 9:24-28 Mk 12:38-44 Next semester, I am teaching a class on Modern Catholic Social Teaching. It is the first time I have ever taught the class and so right now, every chance I get, I am...
Read MoreThe University of San Diego is in the news again, and unfortunately not for very positive reasons. [Full disclosure: I teach at USD.] However some reporting has been inaccurate, and so this post will address the facts as I know...
Read MoreLiving in the western part of Pennsylvania, I experienced only the outskirts of Sandy. The area had a lot of rain but nothing like the damage of those who felt the full brunt of the storm. I had not planned on saying anything...
Read MoreLast week I argued that Catholicism’s engagement with Marxism in the twentieth century provides some context for the controversy over the relationship between Paul Ryan’s Catholic faith and his political views, a controversy...
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