Jerusalem Benedictines Plan New Center Perched atop Jerusalem’s Mount Zion, just outside the walls of the Old City, the Benedictine Dormition Abbey (the mother abbey of Weston Priory in Vermont) has long been a place of informal encounters among all residents of the city. Through its concert s

'We are called to let God's love become incarnate in our own lives.'

A celibate spiritual leader who is not a priest, a philosopher with a doctoral degree who is not a professor, Vanier is not easily categorized.

The Christianity of Charles Dickens

Restoring the Balance with Iran; A Dark Christmas

Each member of the Holy Family offers a distinct lesson for Christmas.

A Nativity encounter in the Deep South

Fourth in a series for Advent and Christmas

Richard Swinburne is a British philosopher who has specialized in defending theism and Christian truth claims Appealing to common human experience biblical writings and the church rsquo s tradition Swinburne argues that it is more likely that God exists than that he does not more likely than not

Father and Sir In your issue on “The Chaplain Controversy” (11/17), Deacon Tom Cornell and John J. McLain, S.J., agree that soldiers need priests. I agree too. I am a veteran of this current war, and was honorably discharged almost two years ago from the Navy as a conscientious objector.

Mark 16 9-20 are inspired by God inerrant and canonical just as is the rest of the Gospel of Mark Most scholars believe however that someone other than Mark wrote these verses they argue that the style and vocabulary of Mark 1 1 16 8 shows an author different from the one who has hi

Pardon my lord I am the woman who stood near you praying to the Lord I prayed for this child And the Lord granted my request Now I in turn give him to the Lord As long as he lives he shall be dedicated to the Lord

This year for the first time the same song is competing for the UK Christmas no 1 music slot with a title borrowed from a famous Jewish-Christian exclamation Leonard Cohen s 1984 song Hallelujah exploded into mass consciousness after it was sung by this year s X Factor winner Alex

Hark My lover here he comes Running to me across the mountains Across the hills My lover speaks he says to me Arise my beloved my beautiful one and come Let me see you Hear your voice For your voice is sweet And you are lovely

Don t miss Peter Steinfels appreciation of John O Malley SJ s marvelous new book What Happened at Vatican II in the Times today nbsp Steinfels summarizes O Malley s history of the Council as well as his approach to the widespread continuity vs discontinuity debate nbsp In short

The virgin will be with child and bear a son and she shall name him Immanuel which means God is with us Isaiah 7 10-14 God with us Who can believe it Such love and concern for me in my world Can I

Mark 16 9-20 are inspired by God inerrant and canonical just as is the rest of the Gospel of Mark Most scholars believe however that someone other than Mark wrote these verses they argue that the style and vocabulary of Mark 1 1 16 8 shows an author different from the one who has hi