July 20, President Bush made his first appearance at the NAACP convention, leaving Warren Harding, who died before addressing the organization, as the only President not to. (more…) Read more

What does it take to change a relationship fraught with betrayals, half-truths, neglect and downright antagonism? More than words. More than jokes. More than promises. (more…) Read more

After years of infertility, I finally hauled out the Yellow Pages and started working down the lengthy list of adoption agencies offering hope to heartbroken, desperate women. (more…) Read more

The neo-conservative vision of a permanent military presence in Iraq is crumbling under the weight of 3000 US military casualties and hundreds of thousands of Iraqi deaths.  Those Catholics who helped enable the implementation of this vision, many through the misguided presumption that Republicans would do more to protect life before birth here at home, now bear some responsibility for the carnage that has resulted. (more…) Read more