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Q. Will our cat and dog be with me and my family in heaven? Every day I say the rosary to ask God to help me, but then sometimes I can't go to sleep at night worrying about what will happen to our pets when they die. I have no one to talk to but you, so I'm hoping you can answer me. (Flemington, N.J.)

A. I suppose the traditional philosophical position would be that only human beings have immortal souls. On the other hand, the revered British author C.S. Lewis o

The infantile bickering and impotence of Congress may be a "political thing" to many but to those millions of Americans who stand to lose their unemployment benefits, it is very much a moral thing.

Cicero said that "gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all the others."

At this time of year, as the nation emerges from its food coma and eyestrain of post-Thanksgiving feasting and football, it is all but obligatory for a commentary

It's radical!

The Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace's recently released social-justice document titled "Toward Reforming the International Financial and Monetary Systems

The Occupy Wall Street movement has a powerful ally in Catholic social teaching.

Recently, I became more convinced of this truth after spending a couple of hours with the Occupy Baltimore segment of this now global movement.

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After all the sturm und drang ("storm and stress") of the past few years, the changes in some of the words at Mass will probably turn out to be a good thing. Here is why.