February 21, 2011

The more Palestinians I met, the easier it became to dismiss caricatures of rock-hurling fanatics

Though 87 years old, the poet Wislawa Szymborska is deeply engaged with the present moment.

A history of American labor by Philip Dray

"Of Gods and Men' is a Passion play of a very modern sort.

A Jesuit priest reviews his favorite Catholic apps

Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time (A), Feb. 27, 2011

For many years at Saint Louis University, as the deep winter turns, the Philosophy Club has sponsored a “Summathon.” The goal is to read aloud, in any language, the entire Summa Theologica --at least its larger, meaty responses--of St. Thomas Aquinas. I think it’s a great idea, and I have taken