May 2009

Pope Benedict XVI rsquo s visit to Israel has been haunted by the specter of his predecessor Pope John Paul II who was known for his positive initiatives toward the Jews But even in John Paul rsquo s time not every thing not even his pilgrimage for the Jubilee in 2000 was free of problems At

In All Things has received a copy of a letter sent by Father John Jenkins C S C the President of Notre Dame to this year s graduating class It speaks for itself May 11 2009 Dear Members of the Notre Dame Graduating Class of 2009 This Sunday as you receive your degrees at Commencement your

Does silence imply consent nbsp Amidst the recent church conflicts over the Obama-Notre Dame commencement speech and conferral of an honorary degree it has been claimed that the silence of the majority of bishops should be interpreted as an acceptance of the invitation But no reply others sile

nbsp Our blogger and frequent contributor to the mag Tom Beaudoin along with his band mates Brian Robinette and Michael Iafrate have created a new blog–sponsored by Liturgical Press–which will explore the connections between rock and theology nbsp It s nbsp called um Rock and Theology

Pope Benedict is being criticized in Israel over his remarks about the Holocaust If you come to the Jewish land as a German ndash we had different expectations Yuval Wultz a 29 year old shopping in Jerusalem told the Washington Post He was referring to Benedict rsquo s speech at Yad Vashem

In case you missed it here s Juan Williams of NPR your culture editor and Brian Lehrer on WNYC talking about Obama s visit to Notre Dame along with some very passionate callers nbsp You may recognize some insights from a certain Catholic magazine s recent editorial on the matter James Martin S

I know it rsquo s been a few weeks since America rsquo s centennial celebration but interested readers can go here to listen to an interview with ldquo JustLove rdquo a program on The Catholic Channel about our first century of Catholic journalism nbsp Be patient it takes some time to load

As a religiously literate culture-watcher I often keep an eye out for religious phrases as they are bandied about in titles and reviews in order to see just how they are being used in contemporary culture It isn rsquo t that I am either defensive or offensive that is waiting to pounce on someone

As a general rule if you find yourself in disagreement with the Wall Street Journal rsquo s editorial page you are on the right path Yesterday they published an article by Scott Gottlieb attacking the proposed public option as part of the reform of the health care system He warns that the publ