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In All Things
This morning in my class at the Jesuit School of Theology on ldquo Jesuit Priesthood Theory and Praxis rdquo our opening prayer included the following verses from Psalm 142 ldquo When my spirit grows faint within me You know my way In the path where I walk they have hidden a trap for me
Arts & CultureIn All Things
On Friday March 30th Cardinal Turkson the president of Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace presented a reflection at the Uniapac Congress in Lyon France on the Vocation of a Business Leader The document grew out of a seminar sponsored by the John A Ryan Institute at the University of S
In All Things
Can answered prayers be disconcerting nbsp Saturday morning I encountered a minor disaster After taking the 7 23 a m train to the city to attend a NYU Bioethics conference on The Moral Brain I found the subway stop closed for construction To get out of the rain and save time I jumped into a ta
In All Things
A question I didn t realize was being asked is the subject of a new book by scholar Bart Ehrman In Did Jesus Exist Ehrman lays out the case that an historical Jesus of Nazareth did exist even with a lack of historical documents or artifacts corroborating this Ehrman offered an interview to NPR
Books
The historian Hugh Trevor-Roper was both vigorously old school and unremittingly sarcastic.
Signs Of the Times
A new Vatican document presents a forward-looking view on the role of theology in the life of the church.
Poetry
Smack in the center of this parade
Signs Of the Times
In February, Kuwait’s newly formed al-Adala Bloc introduced legislation to remove Christian churches and impose Islamic Shariah law.
Books
Thomas Lynch's The Sin-Eater breathes life into a figure from ancient folk magic.
Current Comment
More Than a Game For athletes around the world, only a few months of training remain before the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. But these potential medal-winners are not the only people who have been preparing for the big event. The Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales is hoping that after
A new political lobby promotes a peaceful vision of Israel's future.
Signs Of the Times
The cardinal sees an opportunity for the Diocese of Hong Kong to reach out to both the “open” and the “underground” Catholic Church in mainland China.
Can a 16th-century Jesuit help rebuild Chinese-Vatican relations?
Signs Of the Times
Housing is a human right, especially for women, who often are solely responsible for the care and upbringing of children, a Vatican official said.
Ideas
Paul Mariani, Marie Howe and Martha Serpas talk about poetry and faith
Books
The Anticipatory Corpse is a novel contribution to the field of bioethics.
Editorials
The image of war's innocent victims has driven generations of correspondents to risk their lives.
Faith in Focus
A reflection on the grace of suffering