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Here’s an interesting take on morality from, of all places, the New York Times. It’s weekly Science Times section today looks at whether or not we are hard-wired to be good. Is doing unto others part of our evolution? Read on: In a series of recent articles and a book, “The Happiness Hypothesis,” Jonathan Haidt,…

Well, I’m sure some people in the Netherlands thought it sounded like a good idea at the time. But, not surprisingly, the Dominicans who run their order disagreed and decided — as the Church teaches — that only validly ordained priests can celebrate mass: The leaders of the Catholic Dominican order on Tuesday censured Dutch…

Rocco over at Whispers in the Loggia has taken the trouble to remind us that this marks the 20-year anniversary of Pope John Paul II’s monumental and memorable trip to the United States, an 11-day visit that left an indelible impression on so many. One emotional highpoint came in Los Angeles, when Tony Melendez, born…

It’s not exactly the Hatfields and McCoys, but a similar long-standing feud is heating up between Catholics and Orthodox in, of all places, Transylvania: When Dumitru Butuza’s wife died earlier this year, the Transylvanian farmer went to his village priest to ask that the church bell be rung, a tradition in this part of Romania.…
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