Michael O'Loughlin, Author at Busted Halo

Michael O'Loughlin

Mike O'Loughlin is a writer living in Washington, D.C., covering religion, politics, and culture. In addition to Busted Halo, his writing appears in the Advocate, National Catholic Reporter, Foreign Policy, Religion & Politics, and America. He's also appeared on Fox News and MSNBC. Follow him on twitter at @mikeoloughlin.

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Pope’s Prayer Meeting: More Than Middle East Peace at Stake

Michael O'Loughlin June 5, 2014

This Sunday, Shimon Peres, president of Israel, and Mahmoud Abbas, president of Palestine, will join Pope Francis at the Vatican for a “prayer meeting for…

Where’s the Action on Other Moral Scandals?

Michael O'Loughlin May 1, 2014

By last weekend, nearly everyone had heard about the racist rant caught on tape, attributed to Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling, and released by…

Standing Up for Our Beliefs

Michael O'Loughlin April 3, 2014

Last weekend, more than 100 students gathered at St. Clement Parish in the Lincoln Park neighborhood of Chicago. Representing Catholic campus ministry centers from colleges…

A Lenten Focus on Catholic Social Tradition

Michael O'Loughlin March 6, 2014

This week in 1933, Franklin Delano Roosevelt was inaugurated as president, the last time the event was held in March. It was the first of…