As the bishops gather in Baltimore this week, an important topic of discussion will be the new mass translation. Ann Rodgers of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette takes a look: Bishop Donald Trautman of Erie has led the charge against what he sees as a “slavish” rendering of Latin into convoluted, ungrammatical English. “American Catholics have every…

The Washington Post’s often-interesting On Faith section is looking at the subject of interfaith marriage. As authors Sally Quinn and Ellen McCarthy note: The holidays can be a minefield for interfaith couples, unearthing disparities that lay mercifully buried throughout the rest of the year. Because the tree isn’t just about the tree, of course. Like…

Think you have it rough? Nicholas Kristof puts things in perspective for all of us: Any time anyone tells you that a dream is impossible, any time you’re discouraged by impossible challenges, just mutter this mantra: Tererai Trent. Of all the people earning university degrees this year, perhaps the most remarkable story belongs to Tererai…

The resume of this Oklahoma deacon is nothing less than staggering: It’s hard for Oklahoma State Veterinary Professor Dr. James Breazile, 74, to go anywhere because once he does, those who get to know him don’t want to see him leave. Among his professions, he has been a mayor of a small town, a small-town…

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