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December 2012

December 24, 2012

Columbine, Newtown and our culture of death

Blame it on the guns. No, blame the judges who banned Godtalk in schools, along...

December 17, 2012

Dave Brubeck’s long pilgrimage

Dave Brubeck had a problem and, as a short concert intermission turned into a long...

December 10, 2012

Occupy Advent 2012 (Let’s ask Siri)

The first question was simple: "Siri, when is Christmas?" After the two-tone "BEED-EEP" chime, the...

December 03, 2012

Secular unions vs. Holy Matrimony, Part II

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the second of two columns on current debates about Holy Matrimony...

November 2012

November 26, 2012

Secular unions vs. Holy Matrimony, Part I

EDITOR'S NOTE: First of two columns on current debates about Holy Matrimony and civil unions....

November 19, 2012

Warnings to believers in a consumer culture

Since the goal was to explore the cultural ties that bind, Father John Kavanaugh asked...

November 12, 2012

Commandments for believers who blog

Popes rarely produce viral sound bites, but legions of Catholic bloggers continue to pass around...

November 05, 2012

Serious words at funny Al Smith dinner

Political insiders know that the Alfred E. Smith Dinner strives to honor decades of civic...

October 2012

October 29, 2012

Billy Graham & Co. push the values voters

The television talking heads all agreed that the election was over, which ignited celebrations among...

October 22, 2012

Stalking the anti-Mormon voters of 2012

With the White House race nearing an end, it's time for America's political pundits to...

October 15, 2012

Fewer Protestants, but better Protestants?

After decades of sobering statistics about rising intermarriage rates, falling birthrates and their declining flocks,...

October 08, 2012

Apocalyptic visions about Chernobyl

KIEV -- The apocalyptic visions begin just inside the doors of the Ukrainian National Chernobyl...

October 01, 2012

Soulful voice on a Capitol Hill sidewalk

The atmosphere on Capitol Hill's brick sidewalks stays frosty year round as the power-walking professionals...

September 2012

September 24, 2012

So a cardinal, Jesuit and comedian get to chat …

In the year 752, a priest named Stephen was elected pope, but died four days...

September 17, 2012

Cardinal prays with Democrats, too

As the Republican show closed in Tampa, Cardinal Timothy Dolan faced a flock of Tea...

September 10, 2012

Cardinal praying in a GOP spotlight

Political conventions have always included prayers and, through the decades, legions of preachers, rabbis, bishops...

September 03, 2012

Russia, rock, riots and religion

It wasn't easy being a rebel in the Soviet Union, back in the 1970s when...

August 2012

August 27, 2012

What Baptists can learn from craft beers

It would be hard to imagine a vision of Baptist life edgier than the one...

August 20, 2012

Hillary Clinton defends religious liberty — abroad

The U.S. State Department wasn't surprised last October when Egyptian security forces smashed into flocks...

August 13, 2012

Jail a new church-state option for bishops?

No one is surprised that the man who will soon lead the Archdiocese of Glascow...

July 2012

July 30, 2012

Yet another preying Presbyterian?

Once again, shocked onlookers painted from familiar palettes as they described the latest young man...

July 23, 2012

To SHUSH or not to SHUSH in church

At the altar, the priest extends his hands over the bread and wine, then makes...

July 16, 2012

The heretical art of Thomas Kinkade

When describing his painting "Candlelight Cottage," the late Thomas Kinkade said its "candlelight has a...

July 09, 2012

Thundering new voice for Southern Baptists

A New Orleans preacher, preaching to a New Orleans crowd, can expect a few "Amens!"...

July 02, 2012

Faith in that Barack Obama brand

Here's good news for President Barack Obama: The slice of Americans who believe he is...

June 2012

June 25, 2012

Seeking the hipster antithesis

Christopher Kerzich is preparing to permanently embrace a truly retro, timeless look. The basics --...

June 18, 2012

Young, gay and faithfully Catholic

Gay activist Dan Savage went straight for the jugular in his recent remarks on bullying...

June 11, 2012

Evolving conflicts over religious liberty

The ratification of the 18th Amendment banning the manufacture, transportation or sale of alcoholic beverages...

June 04, 2012

Freedom of “worship” vs. “religion” — again

With the sounds of protests echoing across the campus, President Barack Obama knew his 2009...

May 2012

May 28, 2012

Searching for “Catholic identity” on campuses

St. Ignatius Loyola was clear from the beginning that a Jesuit education would involve more...