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Buddhists, Philip Glass and Gandhi
I get reams of magazines but I do try to make room for Tricycle, the glossy Buddhist review that...
A legacy for the president: Iraqi Christians
Here's something for President Bush to accomplish that will be a true legacy: Instruct the U.S. m...
Green... Bibles?
I get tons of press releases every day, but this one really irked me. Thomas Nelson, a mega-publi...
Which churches are the country's largest?
It's always intriguing to see which churches have grown and which denominations have faded in the...
John Roberts vs. the Conservative Rabbis
When is an award not an award?\ \ When a conservative Catholic Supreme Court justice meets up wit...
The martyred nun
Tuesday was the second anniversary of the death of Sister Dorothy Stang, who at the age of 73 was...
Picking on the wrong Muslims
Here is a note to the folks out in Hagerstown who voted last week to bar a Muslim group from buil...
The last prayer breakfast
"At this final prayer breakfast as your president, I thank you for your prayers," President Bush...
Red, white & blue religion books
Now that we're all taking a breather from Super Tuesday, I wanted to mention I have four new book...
Sex, immigration and Shrinemont
\ \ \ OK, so we're a little late in filing some observations on last week's council meeting of th...
Covering the passing of Gordon Hinckley
Other than endless mentions connected with Mitt Romney's candidacy, Mormons have stayed out of th...
Christian neurosurgeon: Life is about risk
One of the more interesting gatherings going on tonight in Washington is a reception for Dr. Ben...
Youths are foot soldiers in pro-life movement
I was having lunch with a Jesuit friend yesterday (a former reporter at my newspaper, in fact), w...
R-rated sacrilege
At first it seemed like just another press conference on sexual abuse by Catholic priests. The in...
A gay saint?
Before too much time passes, let me draw attention to the curious use of a 12th-century English s...