In reference to Earle Canty’s letter to the editor, “Compassion not always helpful,” (Jan. 20). As a former chaplain in two inner-city missions, I agree. The attitude of misplaced leniency extends far ...

Editor’s Note: Donna Schaper is a new blogger for Eco Catholic. A United Church of Christ minister and past contributor to NCR, Schaper also runs the blog “Grace at the Table.” My favorite book is ...

So what’s a Mass, anyway? You might think the name for Roman Catholic worship services comes from people “massing” together, but the term “Mass” derives from a word meaning “to send.” The Catholic ...

If the narrative that Michael Griffin, a man who was until recently a French and Spanish teacher at Holy Ghost Preparatory School in Bensalem, Pa., is correct, he wasn’t really fired for being gay. He ...