This is the eighth and final entry in the Second Letter of Paul to the Thessalonians Bible Junkies Commentary You can find the first entry here nbsp In the first entryI discussed introductory matters such as the origin of the Church in Thessalonica its early history with Paul Silvanus and Timo

The latest blog post from Robert David Sullivan at "(Un)Conventional Wisdom"

To be a teacher is to be constantly thinking about the future We think about where we are heading with our lesson plans the date for the next test the responsibility of preparing students for the next English class or the higher math class or for a college or career And in that preparation in

If you 39 re a student watch what you write Colleges care about what you post Your social media footprint cements itself and may jeopardize your admissions prospects nbsp In quot They Loved Your G P A Then They Saw Your Tweets quot Natasha Singer of the New York Times nbsp says that quot

The child-free movement in the United States has not yet become a visible lobby in Washington The Wikipedia entry on ldquo voluntary childlessness rdquo ends with a dismissive ldquo the movement has not had significant political impact rdquo This is frustrating to those who view childless ad

Archbishop Joseph E Kurtz of Louisville Kentucky was elected this morning president of the U S Conference of Catholic Bishops USCCB during the bishops rsquo annual fall General Assembly November 12 in Baltimore The election marks a return to form as the bishops elevated the previous term

The U S bishops met in Baltimore today for the last meeting that will be led by outgoing president New York 39 s Cardinal Timothy Dolan Among the main events of the day what would have been a more or less perfunctrory status report on Catholic Relief Services from Tucson Bishop Gerald Kicanas n

In his final address as president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops New York Cardinal Timothy Dolan outlined a series of steps the bishops can take to protect religious freedom around the world quot a central social and political concern of our time quot Speaking at the openin

In 2008 Nick D 39 Aloisio began designing iPhone apps nbsp He was 12 years old quot working quot reports the Wall Street Journal quot on a Mac in his bedroom in the London district of Wimbledon quot He had taken quot no formal computer science classes at school and neither of his parents

St. Martin of Tours provides a nuanced paradigm through we can better better understand our relationship with the state.

The hardest-hit areas in the central Phillipines have no water, food or electricity.

On the heels of my most recent America column Signal Noise which dealt with social media obsession a friend sent me an essay from last week 39 s New York Times nbsp titled quot Looking for Intimacy in the Age of Facebook quot It 39 s a fascinating read In the piece Andrew Reiner--who teach

With the sound of sleigh bells not far off I find myself pondering a truth I return to every year being a great teacher involves being a great student And I don rsquo t mean being a great student at one point in the past I mean continuing to be a student into the present and into the future I

Traducción: Juan V. Fernández de la GalaNota de la redacción: El Muy Reverendo Padre Adolfo Nicolás, S.J., superior general de la Compañía de Jesús, tuvo un encuentro en Chicago el pasado 12 de octubre con los miembros directivos y los rectores de las 28 instituciones universitarias jesu

The word “someone” is indefinite and ordinary. It is a word that stands in for or anticipates another more vivid concept. It almost always denotes a person: “Someone will pick me up.” “Someone will know how to get there.” It is a subtle word that carries a great d

International and national church aid officials lost contact with their local counterparts.

Was this 19-year-old girl in Detroit killed by paranoia Add in housing expenses and U S poverty is worse than current measure suggests Cardinal Dolan 39 s letter to Congress pushing immigration reform mdash again mdash gets noticed by the Wall Street Journal As Bishop Meet Hopes Are Raised and t

Bill de Blasio elected mayor of New York this week campaigned as a soak-the-rich liberal but Business Insider rsquo s Josh Barro notes that there rsquo s not much money for new government programs in city government mdash even if the state legislature and Gov Andrew Cuomo approve de Blasio rsquo

The annual bishops meeting in Baltimore next week is already notable for a few reasons It is the last meeting that will be led by outgoing President New York Cardinal Timothy Dolan A new president will be elected widely expected to be the conference Vice President nbsp Louisville Archbishop Josep