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Signs Of the Times
Syria “is the ultimate test of the responsibility to protect,” says U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.
Memorization can nurture spiritual growth.
Signs Of the Times
Since they tend to be Catholics, many Latinos are against abortion and same-sex marriage, but it's still rare to encounter an active Republican Latino.
Art
The special effects of Oakland's cathedral
Books
When did Christians lose the true depth of the Gospel's message?
Signs Of the Times
The U.S. bishops called the nation’s persistently high numbers of unemployed a “moral failure” in its annual Labor Day statement.
In All Things
The United Nations reports that more than 100 000 refugees escaped into neighboring states in August as violence in Syria escalated dramatically the highest monthly total since the beginning of the Syrian crisis U N officials were scrambling to respond to the health and nutrition needs of more th
In All Things
ldquo Can one vote for Romney if it means a 6 or 7 or God forbid 8 percent increase in the number of abortions in America If it means ANY increase in the abortion rate If it means thousands of new deaths among the unborn rdquo Steve Schneck rsquo s argument at a Democrats for Life Panel in Ch
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ldquo Can one vote for Romney if it means a 6 or 7 or God forbid 8 percent increase in the number of abortions in America If it means ANY increase in the abortion rate If it means thousands of new deaths among the unborn rdquo Steve Schneck rsquo s argument at a Democrats for Life Panel in Ch
In All Things
Cardinal Timothy Dolan delivered the closing prayer at the Democratic National Convention last night concluding his fewweeks in the national political spotlight that saw many pundits discussing the pros and cons of having the nation rsquo s most notable Catholic prelate appear in such partisan conv
In All Things
Just posted to our Web site a very helpful analysis of the role of the church in Cuba s evolution from Margaret E Crahan of Columbia University The March 2012 visit to Cuba of Pope Benedict XVI focused attention on the emergence of the Catholic Church as an influential actor in the island natio
The Good Word
We encounter the gospels more fruitfully when we approach with questions A good beginning is simply to ask why a given story was recorded in the first place Why for example do we hear of a deaf and mute man being healed by Jesus Mk 7 31-37 Why did the early Church remember this incident amo
In All Things
This guest blog post comes courtesy of Msgr Charles Murphy former rector of the Pontifical North American College in Rome and presently diaconate director for the Diocese of Portland Maine He is the author of six books including Euchartistic Adoration Meditations on the Seven Last Words of Chr
In All Things
Earlier today the Democrats amended their platform to include the word ldquo God rdquo after some contrived controversy on the right about the previously adopted ldquo secular platform rdquo The platform actually devotes an entire section to the importance of faith and religion in US society
In All Things
American-born Rabbi Dov Lipman came bearing flowers and a message of peace but he left the Abbey of Latroun with rolled up sleeves and eau de turpentine after he felt moved to personally respond to anti-Christian graffitti that had been spray-painted on the walls of monastery on the occupied West B
In All Things
Today on the 15th anniversary of the death of Mother Teresa David Van Biema writes on the ministry of the Missionaries of Charity in Latin America in our online Books amp Culture section Van Biema is the author of the illustrated biography Mother Teresa The Life and Works of a Modern Saint no
In All Things
I have been thinking about the martyrs in the church rsquo s recent history mdash among them Martin Luther King Jr the Ursuline missionaries Jesuits and companions in El Salvador Dorothy Stang Oscar Romero mdash those people who you might say carried within them a bit of crazy a lot of courag
In All Things
Recently I finished writing a chapter on Ignatius of Loyola for a forthcoming book that focuses on the importance of the saints in the context of the Catholic Church in crisis The book is edited by Catherine Wolff and is called Not Less Than Everything Catholic Writers on Heroes of Conscience H
In All Things
Poor Harvard Though well known for being old rich and famous its reputation for being well-run and intellectually challenging has taken some serious hits in the last few weeks Most recently the New York Times has reported that the cheating scandal that has plagued New York City high schools and
In All Things
Cambridge MA I write with two just-reported deaths of religious leaders in mind All of us I am sure were saddened to hear of the death of Cardinal Carlo Maria Martini SJ that admirable pastor and scholar Many of us were also edified and encouraged by his sober and honest last interview with