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In All Things
The facts of the child sexual abuse scandal in the Penn State football program are laid out very clearly in the Freeh Report nbsp As early as 1998 Penn State officials were aware that Jerry Sandusky had showered with a minor in the football team rsquo s shower room nbsp That incident which was
In All Things
From our friends at The Jesuit Post a new series on journeys For many people summer is a time to journey a time to travel to hit the road and to explore Throughout the summer TJP will bring you stories about these journey moments We rsquo ll hear from young women who are walking across S
In All Things
If you rsquo ve ever been to Washington DC and have driven up Massachusetts Avenue to get a glimpse at the impressive embassy nbsp buildings that line that street you may have seen a protestor standing in front of the Vatican embassy with a sign condemning the Pope and the abuse of children by C
FaithIn All Things
Yes on fireworks Because here in the USA many of us have just celebrated the 4th of July or Independence Day Or as some now propose it be more fittingly called Interdependence Day As I was watching a fireworks show near New York City last night I was wondering why I am so taken by them an
In All Things
nbsp Scientists all over the world are celebrating the CERN research center rsquo s discovery of the elusive subatomic Higgs Boson particle nbsp For fifty years physicists have ldquo believed in the particle without seeing it rdquo NY Times July 5 and ldquo dedicated their lives and fortu
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A recent exchange of warm regards between John Gehring at Faith in Public Life and the U S C C B rsquo s media office raised some eyebrows Gehring had penned a June background memo for media aimed at countering some of the inevitably anti-Obama subtext of the U S C C B rsquo sFortnight for Freedo
The Good Word
Marilynne Robinson rsquo s new collection of essays is entitled When I Was a Child I Read Books Here rsquo s the opening of the title essay When I was a child I read books My reading was indiscriminate I preferred books that were old and thick and hard I made vocabulary lists Surprising as it
In All Things
Just posted online Patrick Fleming a psychotherapist and co-author of Shattered Soul Five Pathways to Healing the Spirit after Abuse and Trauma nbsp WordStream Publishing 2011 and Broken Trust Stories of Pain Hope and Healing from Clerical Abuse Survivors and Abusers writes on why it impera
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Among those most concerned about the repeal of the Don rsquo t Ask Don rsquo t Tell law that barred gay men and women from serving openly in the military were some military chaplains who were afraid that their religious liberty would be threatened Now with several months of the repeal in effect
In All Things
I woke up Sunday morning July 1 to the voice of National Public Radio rsquo s Krista Tippet posing gentle questions to philosopher Jacob Needleman on his book American Soul Rediscovering the Wisdom of the Founders The segment entitled ldquo The Inward Work of Democracy rdquo explained how ever
In All Things
nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Poor ldquo Doubting Thomas rdquo nbsp the protagonist with Jesus of course of today s Gospel nbsp St Thomas the Apostle doubts once and gets saddled with that unfortunate moniker for all
In All Things
On May 27th the Feast of Pentecost Pope Benedict XVI announced that he will declare St Hildegard of Bingen and St John of Avila Doctors of the Church The title ldquo Doctor of the Church rdquo is bestowed on an individual who is seen to possess ldquo eminent learning rdquo ldquo great san
In All Things
Just posted to our Web site Nancy Sylvester IHM a former leader of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious and NETWORK writes on the journey of women religious since Vatican II The bishops are right Women religious have changed not only in the United States but throughout the world We
In All Things
Chief Justice John Roberts decision to join the progressive wing of the U S Supreme Court to uphold the individual mandate in the Affordable Care Act is earning him the expected vilification in the Tea and Republican Parties both of them now controlled by wealthy extremists who disdain the poli
Signs Of the Times
The U.S. bishops wondered aloud if they needed professional help to better communicate their message to the American public.
Signs Of the Times
The White House will halt the deportation of as many as 800,000 young illegal immigrants and in some cases give them work permits.
Signs Of the Times
The move was opposed by the United States and Israel.
A Jesuit chaplain brings St. Ignatius to San Quentin.