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Poetry
J. Michael Sparough
Yet you do not blink.
The Word
Daniel J. Harrington
The Fourth Sunday in the Easter season is Good Shepherd Sunday with the Gospel reading taken from part of Jesus Good Shepherd discourse in John 10 While most of us in 21st-century America have little or no personal exposure to sheep and shepherds the biblical imagery is easy enough to understand
FaithOf Many Things
James T. Keane
The pope visits Yankee Stadium, and other sacred moments in secular spaces.
Columns
Maryann Cusimano Love
Peacemaking is not an optional commitment. It is a requirement of our faith. We are called to be peacemakers, not by some movement of the moment, but by our Lord Jesus. The content and context of our peacemaking is set not by some political agenda or ideological program, but by the teaching of his C
News
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Founder of Focolare Movement Dies at 88 Chiara Lubich, the 88-year-old founder and perpetually smiling symbol of the Focolare movement, died early March 14 after what Pope Benedict XVI said was “a long and fruitful life” marked by her love for Jesus. Lubich died in her room near the Foc
In All Things
James T. Keane
My students and I at Fordham have been reading Shushaku Endo s Silence this week as part of a class on Catholic novels Translated by William Johnston S J whose long and distinguished career includes a recent essay published in America the novel treats the struggles of Christian missionari
In All Things
James Martin, S.J.
A few years ago a Catholic friend who lives in a large northeastern city told me of visiting a church that had been closed for some time It was a grand and great old church where we had both been parishioners The diocese had started to auction off various pieces of art in the church to the highe
In All Things
James Martin, S.J.
In preparation for Pope Benedict s visit to the United States next month Beliefnet the web s largest mainstream spirituality and religion website has nabbed David Gibson to blog regularly on B16 Gibson a former Vatican radio correspondent experienced religion journalist and author of b
In All Things
Francis X. Clooney, S.J.
Cambridge MA The March 22nd issue of The Tablet includes a fascinating record from our recent Catholic history the transcript of a 2003 conversation between Cardinal Franz K nig retired archbishop of Vienna and Fr Jacques Dupuis SJ a distinguished theologian who was at the time under sc
In All Things
Michael Sean Winters
The last two weeks of the Democratic nominating contest have been dominated by two controversies neither of which have risen to the level of a scandal but both of which exhibited the potential to tarnish their victims indelibly Rev Jeremiah Wright s anti-American rants http www youtube com w
The Good Word
John J. Kilgallen
The doubting Thomas story was intended to be the final story of the Johannine Gospel Chapter 21 is a later addition to the Gospel The Gospel of John had begun on the highest note the Word which was God became equivalently Jesus of Nazareth Throughout the Gospel the author means to have h
The Good Word
John W. Martens
Acts 2 42-47 remains an endlessly fascinating reminder of the call of Jesus reiterated by Paul in his letters that Christians are brothers and sisters in Christ part of God 8217 s family see 8216 My Beloved Brothers and Sisters 8217 Christian Siblingship in Paul 8217 by Reidar Aasgard
In All Things
Michael Sean Winters
Last Monday the Democratic National Committee approved Puerto Rico s plan to change from a June 7 caucus to a June 1 primary After North Carolina and Indiana vote on May 6 Puerto Rico s 55 delegates will be the largest prize left News accounts and early analysis claim that Hillary Clinton
In All Things
Tim Reidy
Who would you rather have a beer with John Adams or Benjamin Franklin That s one of the pressing questions Matt Malone addresses in the latest installment of his review of HBO s John Adams Part 3 focuses on Adams trip to France to woo the French court to the American cause Matt will be
In All Things
James Martin, S.J.
Yesterday a Jesuit friend told me that the Easter Vigil at his parish was three hours and forty minutes Upon hearing this another friend remarked That pretty much leaves out anyone with children doesn t it For me and for most Catholics the Easter Vigil is the absolute summit of the litu
In All Things
Michael Sean Winters
At first blush Pope Benedict s visit to the U S the week before the Pennsylvania primary should be bad news for Sen Clinton He will denounce abortion and she is backed by the most vocal pro-abortion groups in America He will denounce the Iraq War and coverage will recall that his predecessor
In All Things
James Martin, S.J.
If you ve ever read the seemingly weekly surveys of American Catholics and then scratched your head at the results and thought Who in the world did they talk to then you might have fun participating in this new nationwide survey sponsored by Beliefnet the largest spirituality and religion w
In All Things
Michael Sean Winters
In 1992 Bill Clinton demonstrated a self-critical stance towards an important constituency or a craven but brilliant capacity for political calculus when he denounced a hate-filled remark by the black singer Sister Souljah while addressing Jesse Jackson s Rainbow Coalition Clinton s aim was
In All Things
Tim Reidy
Please join us in welcoming Valerie Schultz to our roster of bloggers Valerie is a regular contributor to America writing on a variety of topics related to family and parish life Her most recent article The Peculiar Grace of Failure recounted her struggles as a first-year teacher Here s a
In All Things
Michael Sean Winters
Next month s Pennsylvania primary has taken on a disproportionate importance In fact as recently demonstrated by Jim Vandehei and Mike AllenClinton has almost no shot at winning the Democratic nomination Obama has already won a majority of the states and has an insurmountable lead in pledged de