A friend sent this item my way with the question: “Do you think he’ll convert after he leaves office?” I suppose anything is possible. It does seem that the president enjoys hanging out with nuns and priests and assorted Catholics, doesn’t it? Read on: Immersed for two days in the intense and arcane world of…

Here’s some intriguing news from Texas, about a thriving school for ministry at the University of Dallas. The biggest surprise? It’s for Catholics: Brian Schmisek grew up full of questions – especially about his faith. Early on, he wanted to know the meaning of life. “I drove my parents crazy with all my questions,” the…

Villanova has embarked on something unusual: an M.B.A. program in church management. The Wall Street Journal has the scoop: The reputations of many Roman Catholic parishes have been tarnished in recent years, both by the priest sex-abuse scandals and a growing number of embezzlement cases. That has prompted a burgeoning movement to improve the management…

Apparently not. The man who won the Iowa caucus appears to have a bit of a Catholic problem, according to this interesting analysis in the blogosphere. A color coded map at the link tells the stark story: This suggests that Huckabee did very poorly among Catholics. Unfortunately, the entrance poll of caucus-goers only asked about…

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