The political problem for Catholics in America is sometimes characterized in terms of a “checklist” of positions, which do not properly align with the positions of either major party. I don’t think this is the real problem. The...
Read MoreFor the first time, every country with a team in London will have female athletes competing. Last week, NY Times Columnist Frank Bruni’s column, “Women’s Time to Shine” focused on the American women’s Olympic team. Decades...
Read More2 Kgs 4:42-44 Ps 145:10-11, 15-16, 17-18 Eph 4:1-6 Jn 6:1-15 Over the past two weeks, the lectionary posts have been toying with the complex dynamic between grace and human action. It is this dynamic that makes moral theology...
Read MoreI’ve been on the road while teaching a variety of ethics classes this summer, and one of the places I’ve been privileged to be is Prague, Czech Republic. What I had heard about the city matches what I’ve seen:...
Read MorePolarization in American culture is nothing new. In fact, it seems to built almost intentionally into our two-party system. For a very long time now, many of us have assumed that are basically two answers or...
Read MoreThe latest terrorist act of violence committed in our society (I’m pretty sure it is a “terrorizing” act to begin shooting in a crowded, dark theatre), will bring the usual detailed analysis of “how could someone have done...
Read MoreThere has been much discussion in the news and in Congress in the last months over student loans. The average undergraduate finishes college with more than $25,000 in student debt. Back in May, as the politics of student loan...
Read MoreIn May, Match.com launched a new initiative called “The Stir” where they sponsor social events for users to meet each other. Just this June, “The Stir” expanded to 20 different cities. By September, they are planning to be...
Read MoreJer 23:1-6 Ps 23:1-3, 3-4, 5, 6 Eph 2:13-18 Mk 6:30-34 “The Lord is my shepherd.” The image of Christ as shepherd is one of the earliest—and most common—Christian depictions of Jesus. It is a rich image which is most beautifully...
Read MoreFor the most part, and despite the fact that it still sees the world in the old liberal/conservative binary, the new MSNBC show “The Cycle” is solid. It is energized, timely, and smart. It has more the the usual...
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