View from the pew “Hope springs eternal in the human breast.” It’s the sort of statement that seemed profound, lifted from a shared memory of folk sayings, or like a proverb, something possibly biblical. It is the kind of common wisdom people shared, an old-school version of a modern trend to quote from movies or […]
New Washington cardinal arrives at pivotal political moment
By Kate Scanlon OSV News WASHINGTON — With his appointment as new archbishop of Washington Jan. 6, Cardinal Robert W. McElroy’s term in the nation’s capital will begin shortly after President-elect Donald Trump begins his second stint in the White House, possibly creating flashpoints between the pair during their time in the nation’s capital over […]
