The Long Black Line: What I learned from three good men
For Vocation Awareness Week, a reflection from Patrick Gilger, S.J. on three good Jesuit men
A Change in Formation: How the sexual abuse crisis has reshaped priestly training
How the sexual abuse crisis has reshaped priestly training
Of Many Things
Of Many Things
No ticker-tape parade will mark the end of this war.
Letters
Letters
Conservative Cafeterianism Thank you for two essays in your recent issue: “Remembering Justice,” by Peter Henriot, S.J., and “Blessed Are the Rich,” by John Kavanaugh, S.J. (11/14). Kavanaugh points out George Weigel’s consistent attempt to minimalize and “denigra
Editorials
Syrian Winter?
In the judgment of the U.N. human rights commissioner, a civil war is already underway.
Faith in Focus
Out of the Cold: Into a night of quiet grace
Into a night of quiet grace
Books
Profile in Courage
One man's battle against the Inquisition
A Writer at Sea
Was Ernest Hemingway trying to be a saint?
Art
Heaven Boy: Reimagining a Polish Jesuit saint
Can comic books tell religious stories in ways that reach young people without diluting the subject?
Film
The Horse and His Boy: Steven Spielberg’s ‘War Horse’
The salubrious ‘War Horse’ offers an understated anti-war message.
Music
The Accidental Christmas Standard: Wherein I discover the true meaning of ‘Do They Know It’s Christmas?’
Decades later, I discover the true meaning of Bob Geldof’s ‘Do They Know It’s Christmas?’
The Word
Revealing a Mystery
Epiphany of the Lord (B), Jan. 8, 2012
Into the Light
Second Sunday in Ordinary Time (B), Jan. 15, 2012
Columns
Educating for Peace
How can we school our hearts in God’s call to justice?
Current Comment
Current Comment
More Human Rights; Blood from a Stone; Don’t Waste the tax Talk
Signs Of the Times
Ending Religious Violence in India
The proposed law strives to provide justice for victims of religious violence and and hold law enforcement officials accountable for not stopping the violence.
Ricci Venerated In China
Sculptures and statues of the priest and scientist Matteo Ricci, S.J., are appearing throughout China.
Bishops Renew Antipoverty Campaign
Fifteen percent of all Americans, including nearly 1 out of 4 children, live in poverty.
U.S. Bishops in 50-State Approach to Immigration
A three-day conference on issues faced by Catholic advocates of comprehensive immigration reform is scheduled for Jan. 11-13 in Salt Lake City.
News Briefs
The new secretary general of the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference, said “I see my appointment as recognition from the bishops of the work that women are doing in this part of the world.”
Bishops Endorse New EPA Toxins Rule
The head of the U.S. bishops’ Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development praises a new federal rule to cut down on the amount of toxins emitted from coal- and oil-fired plants.
Pew Study Estimates Global Christians at 2.18 billion
Christians represent nearly a third of the estimated 6.9 billion 2010 global population.
Hackett Looks Back on ‘Adrenaline-Filled’ Career
A spontaneous decision to join the Peace Corps led Ken Hackett to the career from which he’s retiring in January, running Catholic Relief Services.
Death Toll Tops 1,000 in Philippine Floods
Church agencies teamed with international aid groups and the Philippine government to assist tens of thousands of people left homeless.
Educating Youth Crucial to Just Future
Peace is not simply a gift to be received from God, the pope said; it is a task people of good will must undertake.
The Face of Jesus in Undocumented Immigrants
“We open our arms and hearts to you, and we receive you as members of our Catholic family,” read a letter from U.S. Hispanic bishops.
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Culture
Vatican
Scripture
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