There is much truth to the adage that many of our wounds are self inflicted. This has been especially true for the Catholic Church in the United States and the Archdiocese of Boston in particular. Recall that the clergy sex abuse scandal first came ...
Two recent books attempt to explain the relationship between the Vatican and the United States. Each has a different agenda, and thus they reach opposite conclusions. Common to both, however, is a primary focus on the debate over the legitimacy of ...
Most Americans today know the name Samuel Adams as a popular brand of beer. But according to Ira Stoll, former managing editor of the lamentably defunct New York Sun, Adams the statesman, writer, and political philosopher (and yes, one-time brewer) ...
THE PLACE OF RELIGION IN AMERICA is a problem as old as our republic. It has been a flash point of debate between liberals and conservatives on a wide range of issues--such as aid to parochial schools, prayer at civic gatherings, nativity scenes on ...
The Preacher and the Presidents: Billy Graham in the White House By Nancy Gibbs and Michael Duffy (Center Street Books, 352 pages, $26.99) The Preacher and the Presidents is what the title advertises, a look into the Reverend Billy Graham's ...
Calumny is defined by the American Heritage Dictionary as a "false statement maliciously made to injure another's reputation." Calumny has been part of life since the dawn of time. But opportunities for calumny have proliferated with the advent of ...
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