Accidental Pilgrims II: Additional travel reflections from the editors
In the January 24-31 issue of America, four editors recount spiritual encounters they experienced while traveling. Here we offer additional reflections from Maurice Timothy Reidy, Fr. Raymond Schroth and Kerry Weber.
Monks’ Walls
Cycling Tips
Gear Up and Go
Every extra ounce counts so keep it light. Here are the must haves: water; bike repair kit with air pressure gauge, tire irons and spare tube; small pump; money, ID and insurance card; cell phone.
What to Wear
This is not a fashion show. Safety and comfort come first. Always wear…
Cycles of Life: Finding our daily joy is as easy as riding a bike
Finding our daily joy is as easy as riding a bike.
Accidental Pilgrims: The editors reflect on their travel experiences around the world.
The editors reflect on their travel experiences around the world.
Have Faith, Will Travel: The volunteer journey
The volunteer journey
The Best of 2010
Every year the editors are asked to submit their nominations for the Catholic Press Association magazine awards. This year, we decided to share some of our choices with our online readers. Here are some (but by no means all!) of our favorite pieces from last year:
Editorial
“Housecleaning” (February 22): Working class families…
Of Many Things
Of Many Things
What is unifying for religious people is not some theological framework but their experience of holiness.
Letters
Letters
‘Illegal’ Means Illegal Gregory Byrne’s “Class Act” (Faith in Focus, 11/29) commits several fallacies that will prevent us from coming together in rational discussion on immigration. He appeals primarily to emotion instead of backing up his position with facts. He emplo
Editorials
Religious Freedom 2011
Pope Benedict XVI’s recent statement is the most extensive official treatment since Vatican II.
Ideas
Alt-Honeymoon: Seeking the sacred in Prague
In Prague, many of the stops on the tourist trail left us dissatisfied, but we found what we needed.
Books
Free as a Bird Now
Does Jonathan Franzen’s “Freedom” merit the hype?
Progress and Peril
From a Hollywood writer, a richly evocative vision of Catholic Mexico
As Unreal as Real Can Be
Charles Simic’s poems point to what we are.
Television
Watch This: Truly must see TV
“Parks and Recreation” and other truly must-see television shows
Poetry
The Secret Place
The flowers of grass open to
The Word
Happiness Now
Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time (A), Jan. 30, 2011
Undiluted and Undimmed
Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time (A), Feb. 6, 2011
The Light of Hope
Third Sunday in Ordinary Time (A), Jan. 23, 2011
Columns
Light Switch
Candlelight is contagious. One candle can light a thousand more.
Current Comment
Current Comment
Will Growth Bring Influence?; A YouTube Uplift; Apocalypse When?
Signs Of the Times
New Campaign for Flood Victims
Brazil’s bishops launched a campaign to aid victims of severe flooding that has left more than 500 people dead.
Pope Denounces Violence As Threat to Freedom
Pope Benedict deplored recent attacks on Christians in Iraq, Egypt and Nigeria.
New Pressure From Israeli Hardliners
Christians in the Holy Land face “two extremisms,” said one observer: “the Muslim one.. and the Israeli right wing.”
Haiti’s Recovery Continues
The U.N. estimates that 810,000 people are still living in 1,150 camps in Haiti, just over half the peak of 1.5 million in July 2010.
Bishops Offer Prayers for Tucson
“We commend to God those who have died,” said Archbishop Timothy Dolan, president of the U.S.C.C.B., “and we pray for the families who lost loved ones.”
Pakistan’s Christians Keep Low Profile
Christians and other minority groups have been warned to be on their guard in the wake of the killing of the governor of Punjab Province.
News Briefs
A federal court has ruled that a cross on a San Diego hillside conveys a message of government endorsement of religion.
Catholic Support Pushes Nuclear Arms Pact
A wide array of Catholics played a major role in getting the new START agreement with Russia ratified.
How Many Migrants Have Been Killed?
A new survey documents the problem of migrants being preyed up on as they travel to Mexico. Critics allege it undercounts the number of victims.
Bishops Won’t Support Health Care Repeal
The bishops plan to focus on “correcting serious moral problems in the current law.”
Bishop: Government Must Acknowledge Killing Civilians
“The truth about violations of international human rights and humanitarian law … must be publicly acknowledged,” the Sri Lankan bishop of Mannar told a special government commission.
Politics
Faith
Culture
Vatican
Scripture
Podcasts