In order to introduce the Catholic Book Club Selection for September, I quote something astonishing from Herbert McCabe’s short collection, Faith Within Reason. It is contained within a brief chapter entitled “Forgiveness.” Reflecting upon Luke’s story of the prodigal son (Lk

A Czech friend suggested to me that we go see ldquo Tutankhamun ndash His Tomb and His Treasures rdquo now on exhibition in Prague The show chronicles the efforts of British archaeologist Howard Carter to discover and unearth the tomb of the 14th century B C pharaoh Replicas of more than 1 0

nbsp When I said in my first post on N T Wright rsquo s book Justification God 39 s Plan amp Paul 39 s Vision that the book seemed ldquo Catholic rdquo in its understanding of Paul and in its conclusions I did not intend to indicate that Wright himself has stated this ndash which I was

Washington is facing a decision it didn rsquo t want a choice fraught with moral peril global consequence human costs and political implications President Obama stunned the Capitol by deciding to do what he had said presidents should do require Congress to act before the nation commits military

The path of dialogue and negotiation is the only option to end the conflict.

Ever since the election of Pope Francis I rsquo ve been eagerly waiting to hear who would be named as the Vatican Secretary of State a position in the church that manages the internal workings of the Vatican the appointment of new bishops and the church rsquo s diplomatic relations In my previo

In just 24 hours an article written by Allison Benedikt on nbsp Slate nbsp titled ldquo If you Send Your Kid to Private School You are a Bad Person rdquo elicited more than 5 000 comments from readers It doesn rsquo t take much imagination to see why The title Benedikt an editor at nbsp Slate

Bishop William Murphy argues that the U.S. should be a neutral actor in the Syrian conflict.

Nation's leaders speak from the Lincoln Memorial on "Dream" anniversary.

Last week following a year of disgust with the local tabloids The New York Daily News and The New York Post I sat down to write a short essay on how their sick preoccupation with sex and violence has disgraced the American journalistic tradition Originally tabloids and sensationalism were legit

With Syria still on the forefront of everyone 39 s minds Drew Christiansen S J wrote a piece nbsp on this blog about what the international community should do next A Syrian born patriarch spoke with Catholic News Service and said he believes that intervention will spread like a world war The

According to an August 15 2013 ldquo Field Notes rdquo feature in The New York Times ldquo Before Saying lsquo I Do rsquo Define Just What You Mean rdquo many brides and grooms are resurrecting a 1960s and 70s tradition nbsp They are again nbsp ldquo choosing to say vows they have writ

Men and women are bound to disappoint us if we focus on their words and not their deeds.

In 1963 John LaFarge, S.J., witnessed the culmination of his efforts for racial reconciliation.

On May 28, 2013, the perfect human being was born in Philadelphia.

The economic challenges facing Catholic elementary and secondary schools have been well documented in the media. One op-ed piece in The New York Times was titled “Catholic Education, in Need of Salvation.” Since the authors focused on the elementary and secondary level, there was no refe

Members of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious announced on Aug. 19 at the close of their assembly and national board meeting in Orlando that they were pleased with the dialogue they had with the church official appointed to oversee their organization as part of a Vatican assessment and hop

The U.N. refugee agency said on Aug. 19 that some 30,000 Syrians had streamed into northern Iraq and thousands more were waiting to enter. “This new exodus from Syria is among the largest we have so far seen during the conflict, which is now into its third year,” said Dan McNorton, a U.N

As the summer of my senior year of high school drew to an end, the inevitable separation approached: I was about to venture into the world on my own, bidding my family a goodbye vastly different from the routine “see ya” exchanged before school each morning. Along with the usual changes

Touching Ethical Bases; For Better or Worse; Reservations on Alcohol