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The Good Word
In April of 1947 the then Princess Elizabeth made a radio broadcast on the occasion of her twenty-first birthday She was abroad at the time visiting South Africa with her parents and sister Her birthday address ended with this pledge spoken in an incredibly young voice a tremulous sound stil
In All Things
nbsp nbsp Theologian Denis Edwards in his inspiring book Breath of Life A Theology of the Creator Spirit retrieves and develops the truth nbsp of God rsquo s love for creation nbsp He quotes St Basil rsquo s insights into the symphony of creation in which God the Artist embraces and deligh
In All Things
Last night on Lawrence O Donnell s MSNBC show The Last Word nbsp we discussed Nuns on the Bus Catholic social teaching and Jesus s invitation to care for the poor in a five-minute interview nbsp That segment can be found here nbsp After nbsp the nbsp show we nbsp continued our conversation
In All Things
A Pew survey examining doubt and belief in God has been making the rounds the past few days with headlines claiming that the generation dubbed ldquo millenials rdquo is fleeing from belief in record numbers Take this example from Talking Point Memo The younger generation is abandoning God in dr
In All Things
The refugee crisis emerging in Syria as that nation disintegrates into outright civil war highlights the plight of refugees worldwide according to officials with the U S Conference of Catholic Bishops rsquo Office of Migration and Refugee Services Not only is that worsening conflict producing it
In All Things
In what has become a continuing unhappy subplot of the dispute over the contraceptive mandate a third Catholic university has now asked the National Labor Relations Board for an exemption from the Wagner Act on the grounds of its religious identity Adjunct faculty at Pittsburgh rsquo s Duquesne Un
In All Things
I occasionally hear some complain that they wish Christianity were tougher meaner and more masculine That rsquo s always struck nbsp me as odd but some Christians are acting on that desire From USA Today Finally someone is making a movie that answers an important question Can you love your
In All Things
As a parent I am witness daily to the mysteries of my daughter s growing-up and find myself rehearsing memories of my own childhood This is an experience that many parents have Noticing the substantial theological influences from books cartoons and games in my daughter s life has made me
In All Things
In our church it pays more to rebel than to faithfully question The Vatican under Benedict XVI is doing somersaults to get the excommunicated anti-semitic Lefebvrists back into the church rsquo s tent First the Vatican said that the Society of St Pius X SSPX had to agree to accept the teach
Signs Of the Times
Refugees are continuing to arrive from Syria as more Christians and Alawite Muslims fear they could become targets of Sunni Islamic militants.
Signs Of the Times
President Barack Obama awarded the 2012 Presidential Medal of Freedom to the civil rights activist Dolores Huerta.
Books
Garry Wills on Ambrose, Augustine, and the mystery of Baptism
Christine Firer Hinze on the Vatican, U.S. sisters and the L.C.W.R.
Editorials
The increased accuracy of at-home tests for gender selection could have grave consequences.
In the June 18-25, 2012 issue of America, Kevin Clarke reports from one New York community facing a series of foreclosures. Here he offers resources for individuals facing foreclosure.
Signs Of the Times
Bishop Blaire also reiterated his support for the conference’s overall effort to protect religious liberty.
Signs Of the Times
Cardinal Reinhard Marx of Germany called for a “social market economy” in the wake of the fiscal crisis that has gripped much of Europe.