September 14, 2006 Madonna and the Crucifixtion Madonna’s Crucifixion In the pop singer’s “Confessions on a Dance Floor” tour she poses on a giant cross, wearing a crown of thorns, against…
September 10, 2006 God-4-Sale God-4-Sale d-4oNow that the Internet has become a marketplace as much as a medium of communication, there’s a gold rush in progress, as people…
June 11, 2006 A Letter to the Pope Benedict XVI, Rouse Yourself! Tissa Balasuriya, a progressive Roman Catholic theologian from Sri Lanka, has often been at odds with the leadership of his…
April 1, 2006 Immigration and the Church The Archbishop Got It Right Immigration legislation already passed by the House would make it a crime to give a meal or provide emergency…
October 7, 2005 Is Bird Flu a Sign of the End? Does a Bird Flu Pandemic Foreshadow the End of the World? Some are predicting the end is near; others are banking on it. Let’s…
September 12, 2005 How Not to Help Hurricane Victims How Not to Help Hurricane Victims: Donors Beware In the days immediately following Katrina’s landfall in Louisiana and Mississippi, FEMA came up with a…
April 10, 2005 Movie Review: Mel Gibson’s Passion The Passion of the Christ Mel Gibson’s blockbuster reveals more about the personal faith and passions of the movie maker than about Jesus of…