When the headlines appear, the questions come in. I’m used to this. And in fact, I’m absolutely flattered by it. It means a lot to me that people take the time to ask for my thoughts about whatever Catholic controversy fills the news on any given day. Sometimes, friends ask me to sort out the [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘In the News’
June 3, 2010
Can the Eucharist Unite Us?
Check out my latest post on Patheos.com, entitled “Can the Eucharist Unite Us?“
January 10, 2010
Kristof’s “Religion and Women”
Pulitzer Prize winner Nicholas Kristof, a regular op-ed contributor to the New York Times, has dedicated his influence to fighting against women’s oppression across the world. Most recently, with this wife Sheryl WuDunn, he released the popular book Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide (Knopf, September 2009). Yesterday in the New York [...]
October 12, 2009
In Communion with John Kerry
Last Sunday I found myself smack in the middle of a protest between pro-choice feminists and anti-abortion Catholics. This Sunday I took communion with Senator John Kerry. It wasn’t until halfway through the Mass that I realized the deep singing voice behind me belonged to the famous American Catholic politician. ”Peace be with you,” I [...]
September 28, 2009
Suspicious (and Outraged). Justifiably So?
I was sitting in a coffee shop in Cambridge, happily reading a book on this beautiful day, when I received a Catholic news update from the National Catholic Reporter (NCR). I was so upset by what I read that I simply could not return to my previous reading. As many of you know, last year [...]
January 28, 2009
Read this: Regarding SSPX
Check out this excellent summary of the controversy surrounding B16′s lifting of the excommunications of bishops from the Society of St. Pius X. Catholic journalist David Gibson has one of the best blogs around. Whenever there is cutting-edge Catholic stuff I want to learn about, his blog “Pontifications” on beliefnet is my go to. [...]
January 26, 2009
What a week!
Every day this week, I opened my browser to find one–or two, or three–things that brought about intense emotional response. Sometimes, they were good emotions. Other times, negative. Here’s a recap of the week’s crazy news and events: MLK Day The presidential inauguration of Barack Obama, our first African-American president March for Life Pope B16 lifts [...]
November 30, 2008
Dear God, Does this make me look fat?
First off, thanks to all my loyal readers who have stuck with the blog in the last few months. I am now back from my trip through Europe and settled into life in the States. In the meantime, however, I started up graduate school applications that consume a great deal of my time at the [...]
May 16, 2008
Love Rules.
“Love Rules.” That’s the text message I received from Greg this afternoon. Eagerly, I had messaged him earlier in the day after hearing that the California Supreme Court overturned the ban on same-sex marriage. I had texted something like “YAY California!,” I think. It was the first time I felt a real sense of pride [...]
May 12, 2008
My Pastor’s Politics
What’s the big deal about the politics of the presidential candidates’ pastors? Don’t get me wrong–I love politics, and I think it is only natural that religion and politics are bound up together in people’s lives. Furthermore, I think politics can be discussed from the pulpit in productive manner (side note: barring pro-choice candidates from [...]
