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In All Things
A group of about 50 Catholic scholars from across the United States has urged Catholic University President John Garvey to get with the Pope Francis spirit and take advantage of ldquo an opportune time to educate students about the importance of business ethics and global solidarity rdquo How By t
FaithIn All Things
Dr. Cornel West celebrates Day's 116th birthday with New York's Catholic Worker community.
Catholic Book Club
Augustine’s Confessions is the story of a soul. It is the account of a soul that once had a rigid, fairly intelligible story for itself. For some thirty years, Augustine told the same story of his soul—to himself, to others—until that story was torn up and reconstituted i
"Evangelii Gaudium" is a wide-ranging reflection insists the Gospel is “good news” and we ought to act like it. It places care for and commitment to the poor and vulnerable at the very center of the church’s evangelizing mission and all of Catholic life. Pope Francis want
In All Things
Due to inclement weather the symposium scheduled for tomorrow December 14 quot In the Service of the Word Catholic Media and the New Evangelization quot has been postponed New date to be determined Follow us americamag for updates
In All Things
At a recent dialogue sponsored by the Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life at Georgetown University Cardinal Theodore McCarrick led off with a remarkable summary of the how Pope Francis treats the poor and poverty in quot The Joy of the Gospel quot Cardinal McCarrick analyzes th
The Ignatian Educator
In the latest issue of America in an essay titled quot Saving the Humanities quot Raymond Schroth S J responds to quot The Heart of the Matter quot nbsp a report recently issued by the Commission on the Humanities amp Social Sciences for the American Academy of Arts amp Sciences quot
In All Things
What the president can learn from from two faith-filled leaders.
The Ignatian Educator
In Porta Fidei The Door of Faith nbsp Pope Benedict XVI 39 s reflection announcing the recently ended Year of Faith he mentioned those who quot while not claiming to have the gift of faith are nevertheless sincerely searching for the ultimate meaning and definitive truth of their lives and o
The Word
Jesus rsquo love for the weak and marginalized is made manifest in a powerful account in Luke rsquo s Gospel as is the human willingness to label and disenfranchise people we consider less worthy In today rsquo s narrative Jesus suggests that we start to identify who we truly are in relationship
The Word
As we ponder Jesus rsquo confrontation with the Sadducees regarding life in the world to come we are compelled to ask ldquo Do I believe in resurrection rdquo How one answers this question orients how we live today It is a question that is not so much answered intellectually though it is not
The Word
The question was put to Jesus ldquo Lord will only a few be saved rdquo His answer like many a teacher rsquo s regarding more mundane matters like quizzes and tests is a variation on ldquo study hard rdquo Jesus instructs the questioner and the crowd ldquo Strive to enter through the na
The Word
It can be hard to tell the truth Sometimes no one wants to hear it either because people have already determined a path they feel is more advantageous to them or they are more comfortable ignoring it Sometimes we are all those people For those who read Flannery O rsquo Connor the shocking real
The Word
People of faith find themselves often perhaps daily tottering on the precipice of disillusion swaying from their own questions wondering if they have been suckered by some mug rsquo s game that tells them to be satisfied with God rsquo s promises instead of the cold hard reality of this world r
The Word
The Preacher Qoheleth says that ldquo all things are vanity rdquo His intent is not I think to be cynical though Qoheleth can provoke this among the world-weary His wisdom is rather the product of a hard-boiled realism which knows the truth of desires and ambitions that often consume us H
The Word
In every age evil takes on a new name and a new face Auschwitz sexual abuse Sodom human trafficking The personification of God in the Old Testament takes many forms but goodness remains the same and unchanged God who loves us and desires relationship with us In Genesis 18 God is presented
The Word
There is something charming about the account of Abraham serving the three men who suddenly appear at the oaks of Mamre It is not simply that Abraham offers unbidden hospitality and service or that they respond to his offer of food with a simple ldquo Do as you have said rdquo but that along w
The Word
The Christian relationship to the law of Moses is complicated particularly in light of what the Apostle Paul said about the law in his letters But Paul understood that the law rsquo s origin lay with God and that it was not insignificant but rather was fulfilled through Christ Jesus ldquo the ima
The Word
The English word crisis originates with the Greek noun krisis which is itself a derivative of the verb krin ldquo to judge rdquo A crisis is a time of decision encapsulating danger and opportunity in equal parts and the biblical eschaton the time of God rsquo s judgment is grounded upon t
The Word
The language of the Bible can be gently potent Biblical texts are not usually wordy nor do biblical characters elaborate their feelings in lengthy soliloquies A few words are offered to be pondered measured and considered People speak directly but sometimes the meaning is mysterious or opposed