Editorials
Ordaining Gay Men
In the wake of the sexual abuse scandals and numerous reports of priests abusing boys and adolescent males, some Catholics have expressed grave concerns over the ordination to the priesthood of gay
Articles
What Is Apostolic Spirituality?
The fundamental imperatives of the Christian vocation are two in number: love God with all your heart and mind and strength, and love your neighbor as yourself.
Ice Cream in the Abbey
To say merely that it was “inappropriate” would be a gross understatement.
Church, State and the Faith-Based Initiative
Shortly after his inauguration in January 2001, President George W.
Practicing the Faith
Something that was unimaginable 10 or 20 years ago has been happening in the philosophy department of Saint Louis University.
Books and Culture
Books
In his new novel, Umberto Eco, semiotics professor and the author of a number of essays and novels, offers a stylistic tour-de-force set
Books
Feeling totally alone and undone by a lack of support within the Bush administration, and just one week after Bush had nominated her as Secr
Books
Back in the 1960’s some angry radicals liked to call their country Amerika, the k vaguely hinting that the land of the free and the h
Books
This book, like Richard Schoenherr’s Full Pews and Empty Altars (1993), will be controversial.
Television
Here’s a question about the shows that have debuted during the past few weeks: What’s with all the cop/detective/law/forensics shows these d
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