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Brendan Gleeson stars as Father James Lavelle in "Calvary." (CNS photo/Patrick Redmond, Twentieth Century Fox)
Film
Ronan McCoyAugust 01, 2014

Stark reality meets gentle whimsy. I’d like to think this is a characterization of the Irish temperament and the arts that flow from it; but whether or not that idea has any wider validity, it fits Calvary perfectly.Another offering from John Michael McDonagh, the writer-director who brought u

Signs Of the Times

In a letter read during an Environmental Protection Agency hearing in Washington on July 30, the chairmen of two committees of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops offered their support for national standards to reduce carbon pollution from existing power plants in an effort to limit climate chan

TABLE FELLOWSHIP. A free dinner provided by Catholic Charities in Chicago.
Peter J. VaghiAugust 06, 2014

Concern for the poor is a major focus for Pope Francis, and it should be for each of us. The psalmist reminds us, “The Lord takes delight in his people, honors the poor with victory” (Ps 149:4). How many times have we heard Pope Francis say that he wants a church “that is poor and

Lord Carey of Clifton, England, preaches during a service of Christian unity in the Anglican cathedral in Chester. (CNS photo/Simon Caldwell)
Current Comment
The EditorsAugust 06, 2014

Regrettable split over assisted suicide in the Church of England should be approached in a spirit of fraternal love.

Faith Faith in Focus
Richard Wile August 06, 2014

After losing his daughter to cancer, Richard Wile embraces the kenosis, or self-emptying, of centering prayer.

Signs Of the Times

On July 26, nine men were ordained at the Cathedral of the Incarnation in Nashville, Tenn., the largest group ordained together in the diocese’s 177-year history. • Pope Francis celebrated the feast of St. Ignatius Loyola in Rome on July 31 by meeting the family of Paolo Dall’Oglio,

Letters
Our readersAugust 06, 2014

Rus’ and RussiaIn “The West Knows Best?” (5/19), Margot Patterson writes that in the 13th century “Russia’s western neighbors took advantage of her weakness to seize portions of Russia and the western half of Ukraine and to annex these to Western Christendom.” Thi