A tense situation has erupted in the Diocese of Madison, Wisconsin between priests and parishioners in one parish. Now Madison Bishop Robert Morlino is warning the dissenters to call it off or face harsh penalties.
CNN reports on two new studies: apparently critical thinking can make you less religious, and though politicians are talking up faith, many people wish they wouldn't.
Paul Ryan spoke today at Georgetown, where several professors had already expressed their feelings about the politician's use of Catholicism to justify his budget plan.
The sisters at A Nun’s Life have compiled a resource for reflection on the recent LCWR assessment. The first of their questions about the “bigger picture,” the sisters ask, “What are the various centers of authority in the Catholic Church?” The presumed plural nature of these “various” centers will boggle the minds of many Catholics, undoubtedly.
Graduation season is drawing near, and along with it comes controversy about who should or should not speak at a Catholic University. Gonzaga University is putting its foot down and sticking with plans to have Archbishop Desmond Tutu speak at its commencement, despite protests against Tutu's invitation.
The USCCB and CDF on the Leadership Conference of Women Religious is the USCCB on religious liberty. And we in the religious media have seemingly jumped for joy at the opportunity to write about something, anything other than that old story. As A Nun’s Life put it, LCWR has suddenly become a household acronym.
We're into the Easter season as we await Pentacost--but as Catholics do we place too much emphasis on Lent and not enough on the 50 days of Easter?
The Leadership Conference of Women Religious is under attack by the Congregation for the Doctrine of Faith. While it seemed for a time that the whole Vatican investigation of U.S. women religious had blown over, now the sisters are being criticized not merely for taking the wrong position on homosexuality and ordaining women, but for not showing enough support for the bishops’ teaching on the matters.
Let's start the day with some positive news: Cleveland's Bishop Richard Lennon has announced that he will in fact reopen 12 closed parishes, as he was ordered to do by the Vatican after a successful appeal by parishioners.
It's tax day, and the only thing I can find worth posting is this profile of two world-renowned French economists who think America is crazy for tolerating our current leve of inequality. Mon Dieu!
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