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That’s the provocative comparison being made in this opinion piece in today’s Los Angeles Times: A presidential candidate belonging to a historically despised minority group is elected partly because he and the way he talks don’t conform to a stereotype. Barack Obama, as characterized by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid? Yes, but also John F.…

On Friday, the vice president’s mother passed away. It’s worth noting the tough but tender resilience and Irish Catholic pugnacity of Jean Biden — and the AP obit doesn’t disappoint: Raised in a family with a strong Irish Catholic tradition, Jean Biden leaned on her faith in comforting her eldest son after his wife and…

I was wondering about this over the holiday, and now TIME magazine has answered the question: no, the Obama’s didn’t go to church on Christmas. Details: The Senate vote on final passage of health reform almost scuttled their plans, but it looks like the First Family will still make it to Hawaii for Christmas. They’ve…

The New York Times Magazine this weekend offers a detailed answer, with an in-depth look at a man who is arguably the leading (and most influential) Catholic intellectual in America. A snip: George’s role as an adviser to (these) bishops began more than 20 years ago, when he was a young professor and recent Ph.D.…
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