It appears that releasing his first encyclical today wasn 39 t enough for Pope Francis According to a Vatican Radio news report Federico Lombardi SJ the Vatican spokesperson and director of the Holy See Press Office called journalists back for a suprise second press conference after the earlie

The thirteenth general meeting of the International Thomas Merton Society ITMS concluded Sunday morning with the celebration of the Eucharist at which John Eudes Bamberger OCSO presided and preached Preaching on the readings for the day Bamberger encouraged the congregation of ITMS participant

Last week I wrote about what gives theologians hope Today I share about a theologian who gaves me hope this morning Christopher Pramuk a theologian at Xavier University delivered the opening plenary address on the second day of the International Thomas Merton Society ITMS conference The gathe

This week happens to be the annual if unofficial ldquo theology week rdquo It began last weekend with the annual meeting of the College Theology Society CTS held this year at Creighton University in Omaha Nebraska and will conclude this weekend with the annual gathering of the Catholic Theo

After the Minister General of the Order of Friars Minor the Franciscans Jos Rodriguez Carballo OFM nbsp was named secretary of the Congregation for Religious a new Minister General -- the leader of the tens of thousands Franciscan friars worldwide and the successor to St Francis of Assisi -

To treat students and teachers like objects to be measured is unjust and unhelpful.

At first glance, there are several intuitive and striking similarities between Pope Francis and the saint who inspired his new name. The news coverage of the newly elected pope has focused a lot of attention on these points, including his simple lifestyle and pastoral care of H.I.V./AIDS patients

The events on Monday afternoon that have left three dead and more than one-hundred people injured near the finish line of the Boston Marathon are what the Trappist monk Thomas Merton might describe as quot The Unspeakable quot nbsp Merton meant several things when he used this term as the title o

One of the many outbursts that St Francis is remembered to have exhibited during the early years of the Franciscan Order centered on the Saint 39 s concern about the stability of the friars I should point out that this was about the quot stability quot of housing not to be confused with one 3

After the election of Pope Francis this week I spoke with my friend David Golemboski a doctoral student at Georgetown University 39 s School of Government who authored an article in the January 21-28 2013 issue of America titled quot Sill 39 Presente 39 U S Catholics Should Reconnect wi