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Signs Of the Times
Aid agencies from the Catholic church join the effort to respond to widespread flooding in India's Assam state.
The journey of women religious since Vatican II
Theater
A survey of America's many festivals honoring the Bard
Signs Of the Times
The election of Mohamed Morsi has fed fears that Islamists will use their political mandate to impose restrictions on dress and behavior.
Signs Of the Times
“Nuns on the Bus: Nuns Drive for Faith, Family and Fairness” is sponsored by Network, a Catholic social justice lobby based in Washington, D.C.
Signs Of the Times
U.S. bishops object to House proposals for food assistance cuts.
Signs Of the Times
The economic downturn that has been a hardship for Americans has had a greater impact on the elderly in Cuba, who increasingly struggle to fend for themselves.
Why it is vital for sexual abusers tell their story.
Faith in Focus
A contemplative learns to let go.
Books
Would a worldwide market for oil free of government interference negate the need for wars?
In All Things
Last month I listened to an interview on American Public Media rsquo s The Story with Brian Nelson a convicted murderer who had spent 12 years in solitary confinement in a prison in Illinois I could think of no better word to describe such a punishment than torture Listen to that interview here
In All Things
A leading scholar in the history of Christianity predicts that a widening chasm between the laity and leaders of the Catholic Church will lead to schism in the not too distant future Diarmaid MacCulloch a professor at Oxford said that while the future of the Christian faith as a whole is bright
The Good Word
In 1967 Robert Kennedy went on a fact-finding tour of the Mississippi Delta An eyewitness recalled that he and his party went into one of the worst places I rsquo ve ever seen A dark windowless shack smelling of mildew sickness and urine There was no ceiling hardly the floor had holes in it
In All Things
This piece was posted yesterday Unfortunately due to server problems two posts on In All Things were lost We are reposting the original content in its entirety below On July 10 Matt Miller an opinion writer for the Washington Post and a public radio co-host distilled the G O P rsquo s mes
FaithIn All Things
I have been asked first to sit in meditation with a Buddhist group in San Francisco at the end of this month and then give them a talk on Thomas Merton and the dialogue with Buddhism Merton who early on in his career showed a keen interest in dialogue with the religions of Asia Hinduism Sufis