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When the new archbishop for New York was announced last week, it continued the unbroken tradition: an Irish leader for a cathedral named for an Irish saint. Could that one day change? This morning’s Times takes a look: Latinos account for at least half of the Roman Catholics in New York. Their neighborhood churches are…

Buried deep inside this long and wonkish profile of Newt Gingrich in Sunday’s New York Times, was this little nugget that, I suspect, went largely unnoticed: At a moment when the role of religious fundamentalism in the party is a central question for reformers, Gingrich, rather than making any kind of case for a new…

Blogger and columnist Rod Dreher today posted this grim report from a reader about the kind of sermon nobody likes to hear: This year’s drive for the [local Catholic community chest] has been protracted, and Deacon N, after concluding his homily, directed us to the contribution forms that were in each pew. Fair enough. But…

“Congratulations to Governor Sebelius on being nominated to be the Secretary of Health and Human Services. It’s an honor for the State of Kansas to have an elected official appointed to the president’s cabinet.” — Sen. Sam Brownback, on the nomination of pro-choice Catholic Kathleen Sebelius.  “For Obama to choose somebody who sews such division…
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