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Faith in Focus
Timothy W. O'Brien, S.J.
I came upon contemplation accidentally, almost despite myself.
Signs Of the Times
From AP, CNS, RNS, Staff and other sources

The media report alleges that the former general of the commission that governs Vatican City discovered “chaotic management” and overspending.

Richard R. Gaillardetz
Dialogue and deliberation during Vatican II
Books
James F. Keenan, S.J.
One family's harrowing journey through the U.S. health care system
The Word
Peter Feldmeier
Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time (B), Feb. 19, 2012
Current Comment
The Editors
Waste Watchers; The Marrying Kind; The Cost of Business
Drew Christiansen
Fifty years ago this last Christmas Day (Dec. 25, 1961), with the Apostolic Constitution “Humanae Salutis,” Blessed John XXIII formally convoked the Second Vatican Council in the hope that renewal of the church would give hope to the world. “I know how helpful for the good of souls
Signs Of the Times
From AP, CNS, RNS, Staff and other sources

"Beit Arabiya,” the home of a Palestinian couple, was demolished by Israeli authorities on Jan. 23 for the fifth time since 1994.

Letters
Saving a Poor Man I have just experienced the truth of your editorial “Failure to Protect” (1/30). This week I found a youngish Latvian man living in a field near Dublin airport. He hadn’t eaten in three days. I have never met someone so close to a mental breakdown; he couldn&rsquo
Signs Of the Times
From AP, CNS, RNS, Staff and other sources

A British cardinal encouraged Christians to overcome the “three enemies of ecumenism” and to pray for the progress of closer unity.

Books
Claire Shaeffer-Duffy
Reporting on the retirement crisis
Editorials
The Editors
In the controversy surrounding the new HHS regulations, miscalculations from either side could prove devastating.
Richard G. Malloy
Helping young adults learn to see themselves as God sees them
Signs Of the Times
From AP, CNS, RNS, Staff and other sources

Seventy-nine percent of respondents said they would not allow abortion after the first trimester.

The 28 states requiring that contraception coverage be included in prescription drug plans are: Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mex
Signs Of the Times
From AP, CNS, RNS, Staff and other sources

Prison chaplain Robert Coogan accused Mexican security forces of committing sacrilege after they tore apart his chapel during a raid on Jan. 24.

Books
Marie Anne Mayeski
Women religious and a troubled church
In All Things
James Martin, S.J.
I rsquo m an over-the-top ldquo Downton Abbey rdquo fan nbsp Lately I rsquo ve been nbsp avoiding all Sunday night engagements at least those that continue past 9 00 PM ET and am downcast if I haven rsquo t heard the Dowager Countess rsquo s most recent nbsp aper ccedil u nbsp Despite the sh
In All Things
Francis X. Clooney, S.J.
Cambridge MA Only recently did I blog on the passing of two venerable figures who helped us to live and think in our religiously diverse world Franz Josef Van Beeck and Kenneth Morgan and did not expect to add another such entry so soon But word reached me the other day that John Hick died on F
In All Things
James Martin, S.J.
Happy Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes nbsp Here is a report from Religion amp Ethics Newsweekly from the French shrine showing what happened there in 1858 and what happens there today Watch Lourdes 150th Anniversary on PBS See more from Religion amp Ethics NewsWeekly