While the authors never shy away from depicting ecclesiastical authorities opposing the new science, they avoid using the Galileo episode to attack the church, as so many people have done throughout the years. Rather, they show the churchmen’s sincerity, concerned and unsure as they were of how to absorb the new discoveries, not only for...Read More

The head of the Irish bishops’ conference distanced himself from comments made by U.S. Cardinal Raymond L. Burke concerning Irish voters who backed same-sex marriage.Read More

It’s strawberry time! We like them plain or sugared or dropped on one of those round yellow cake shells and smothered in whipped cream.We also have a few strawberry recipes we love. I've shared each of these before, but never in one convenient place. And who has time to huntRead More