“Too many Catholics just don’t really care. That’s the truth of it. If they cared, our political environment would be different. If 65 million Catholics really cared about their faith and cared about what it teaches, neither political party could ignore what we believe about justice for the poor, or the homeless, or immigrants, or…

You might not know it from the weather, but Friday was the first day of spring. At the building where we live, that meant they finally took down the Christmas lights. The landscaping company came out to spread mulch and seed and plant bulbs. Where I work, in Brooklyn, the road crews came to start…

Fresh from the hand-wringing and teeth-grinding caused by having President Obama speak, Notre Dame has made another little announcement: At this hour, as the bells of the Basilica of the Sacred Heart toll in Laetare Sunday, the university has announced Mary Ann Glendon — the Harvard Law star, pro-life force, Vatican A-lister and, until January,…

If you cross Queens Boulevard and head down 112th Street, you’ll pass a Reform temple, the Temple Sinai, a modern building with a small plaque by the front door. The plaque commemorates a piece of Forest Hills history: on that site once stood the home of one of the most celebrated women in America: Helen…

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