I have been reflecting recently on labyrinths as spiritual symbols and an invitation to a specific form of prayer Our parish Saint Ignatius contains an art gallery which does some three shows a year around religious art It has sponsored just now for the University of San Francisco a lovely

“We ask the United States to work with other governments to obtain a ceasefire."

Tanil Kahiaian, a refugee from the Syrian city of Aleppo, said he is doing what he can for the others fleeing his country. He, his wife and two children escaped the Syrian war almost a year ago, and since he has watched "tens of thousands" pour into neighboring Turkey as he did."It is

It may yet fall through but the Russian-brokered deal to collect Syria rsquo s chemical weapons seems a genuine and life-saving diplomatic breakthrough If successful the Russians rsquo win-win-win solution to the problem of Syria rsquo s chemical weapons spares Syria the Mideast and the world a

The Administrative Committee of the U S Conference of Catholic Bishops issued an urgent call for a political solution to the crisis in Syria today nbsp ldquo We ask the United States to work with other governments to obtain a ceasefire initiate serious negotiations provide impartial humanitaria

Today is the first round of the New York mayor rsquo s race which got more national attention than usual because of the possibility that former congressman and smutty-photo tweeter Anthony Weiner would win inspiring stories about how Americans like redemption stories and are getting more Europea

The United States must find better ways to genuinely relieve the suffering of the Syrian people.

I thought a biblical conversation on peace in the Bible might be a good way to respond to current issues in Syria and elsewhere to focus on what we mean and what the biblical authors mean when they speak of peace Hebrew shalom Greek eir n This is not meant to be a thorough study simply a

Cape Cod MA I am as mentioned several weeks back when reporting on my retreat entering upon a year rsquo s sabbatical I am thinking that perhaps it will be of interest to some readers of In All Things if I report in now and then on my year including later on my trip to India Sri Lanka and

Welcome to Un Conventional Wisdom a new blog on the America website Un Conventional Wisdom will focus on American politics offering observations on current issues and presenting original research UCW will not be a tout sheet There are already scores of pundits who are in the habit of making pr

At the end of my second post nbsp on N T Wright rsquo s book Justification God 39 s Plan amp Paul 39 s VisionI asked whether ldquo there are things Wright has discovered in Paul which Catholic theology has not stressed enough It rsquo s all fun and games to point out where Reformation exege

nbsp Cape Cod MA I am about to blog about the beginning of my sabbatical but more immediately and first I would like to call your attention to a fine journal Dilatato Corde perhaps ldquo With An Open Heart rdquo which appears online and also in printed form It is a Catholic journal in th

Pope Francis meets with Jewish leaders, calls for increased dialogue.

A Prayer for Peace in SyriaO Prince of Peace we come before you sinful and sorrowful We know that we are all guilty of hatred and contempt and yet we ask for your mercy and forgiveness In Syria millions of our brothers and sisters are suffering greatly And it seems that their suffering may be

When the present doesn’t demand our full attention, don’t we typically use the time to fret and to frame the future?

Reverend King, a Christian prophet, has morphed into Dr. King, a mere social reformer.

Over at the Washington Post nbsp our former editor in chief nbsp Drew Christiansen offered his thoughts on prayer fasting and Syria 39 s civil war With no end in sight for Syria rsquo s dreadful civil war Pope Francis has called for a day of prayer and fasting for peace on Saturday September 7

Now that the president has received support for proposed military strikes in Syria from key Congressional leaders the likelihood of an attack seems more likely Yet rather than deterring behavior or bringing an end to the violence that has already cost more than 100 000 lives U S military strikes

I am often looking for spiritual books which might help my prayer and especially jog my imagination about God in my life By chance I found an excellent such book in Love Poems From God Twelve Sacred Voices from East to West Daniel Ladinsky editor New York Penguin Compass 2002 The book co