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We asked New York 39 s Cardinal Timothy Dolan for his reaction to the interview with Pope Francis published last week in America Here 39 s what he had to say about it America Many found Pope 39 s Francis 39 words blunt and more than a little shocking What was your gut reaction Dolan My gut

The fight to ldquo defund rdquo Obamacare see last week rsquo s post is a brilliant sleight-of-hand Keeping everyone focused on the implementation of one new government program distracts us from the deep cuts in government spending on practically everything else nbsp We don rsquo t know precis

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

ldquo I know their suffering rdquo the Lord said to Moses in witness to the enslavement of the people of Israel ldquo and I have come down to deliver them from the Egyptians and to bring them up out of that land to a good and broad land a land flowing with milk and honey rdquo Ex 3 7-8 Six

Cape Cod Mass Like many readers of America I am grateful to Antonio Spadaro S J the editors of America and allied journals and all those involved in Pope Francis rsquo interview which is so much in the news this week It is hard to believe where we are at the moment with this breath of fre

In contrast to New York’s Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Mayor Tom Menino remains ridiculously popular.

ldquo Common Core rdquo Depending on one rsquo s outlook those words bring relief confusion or worry The Common Core State Standards CCSS one of the latest efforts to improve American education are either a much needed effort to upgrade schools or an unnecessary politicized intrusion into

Like so many I continue to digest Pope Francis rsquo interview Never in my life have I heard from so many people who shared they were moved to tears nbsp Never in my life have I heard so many saying their faith has been ldquo restored rdquo My instinct is to write ldquo rekindled rdquo but

The Jesuit Post nbsp does a great job collecting some fascinating responses from young Jesuits to the Pope 39 s interview in America quot A Big Heart Open to God quot Included are Jason Welle Brendan Busse Quentin Dupont Paul Lickteig Peter Folan Ryan Duns and Eric Sundrup nbsp It 39 s

America's editors discuss the pope's interview on TV and in print.

Twenty years ago, traveling in Syria and Jordan with a faculty group, separated from my comrades, I wandered alone through the Palestinian refugee camp in Baga. Till then my concept of a “camp” was tents—scouts on an overnight trip, troops on bivouac—but this was a permanent

Scripture lies as a foundation for Pope Francis' pattern of life and mind.

Pope Francis offers an image of the church that resonates with those searching for a spiritual home.

nbsp Roll Call and the Rothenberg Political Report have posted their first predictions for congressional and gubernatorial races in 2014 mdash and it rsquo s not too early given how far in advance candidate recruitment and fundraising begin nbsp As of now the Democrats need to pick up 17 seats t

Of the images of the church that emerged from the Second Vatican Council the people of God was the most important and the most popular For almost 20 years it was a constant in the Catholic vocabulary even entering into liturgy But from the beginning it was regarded as suspect The late Cardinal

America 39 s editors were all over television radio and the Web yesterday to discuss the pope 39 s groundbreaking interview with America and other Jesuit journals Here is one of the best reports from Anne Thompson of NBC News We will have more links to interview related commentary as the day p