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Books
James S. Torrens, S.J.
Story, or bits of it, abounds in the poems of Rodney Jones.
Editorials
The Editors
Rethinking the goals and methods of the pro-life movement
Signs Of the Times
From AP, CNS, RNS, Staff and other sources

Rev. Tomas Gonzalez Castillo is accused of human trafficking for doing what his supporters say was nothing more than providing food and shelter to displaced Guatemalans.

Poetry
Tom Donlon

It’s a natural process, yes,

Thomas J. Healey
Can you follow your conscience and still beat the S&P 500?
Film
John Anderson

In 2011, a surprising number of films had genuine spiritual intentions.

Signs Of the Times
From AP, CNS, RNS, Staff and other sources

Under new rules, deportation will now be reserved for undocumented felons, national security risks or repeat immigration offenders.

Signs Of the Times
From AP, CNS, RNS, Staff and other sources

The bishops of the Philippines are seeking funding for the construction of 1,000 houses for the victims of flooding.

Books
James M. Lang
From New Orleans, 2010, the story of an oil company behaving badly
Of Many Things
'What has happened to you, Josh?' A fictional letter to a bishop.
Signs Of the Times
From AP, CNS, RNS, Staff and other sources

Two years later the recovery continues from a devastating earthquake.

Catholic Book Club
This month we feature two selections Prophets In Their Own Country is an historical and theological overview of the relationship between America rsquo s women religious and the Vatican after Rome rsquo s investigation of various communities congregations Some of the chapters originated as part o
Mary Meehan
Children, born and unborn, trapped in wartime
In All Things
Francis X. Clooney, S.J.
Cambridge Ma Readers of this blog will have noticed over the years that I have no inside connections in Rome or in the Vatican Most of what I know about such things I get by reading periodicals such as America blogs at this site and from the Jesuit grape vine I rsquo ve only been to Rome twice
In All Things
Michael J. O’Loughlin
Have you ever wondered where the wheat wafers used for communion are made before they find their way to the altar Chances are those bits of bread were made in a factory in Rhode Island Killing the Buddha explores the subject nbsp The wafers I bought were manufactured by the Cavanagh Company of
In All Things
John A. Coleman
I saw Alexsei nbsp Fedorchenko s extraordinarily lovely if melancholic Russian-language film Silent Souls on the same day i attended a funeral for a fifty-five year old Down syndrome friend nbsp the brother of a good friend Eulogies at funerals rarely touch me much but the four given for Jimmy
The Good Word
Tim Reidy
The Casa de la Solidaridad www scu edu casa is a semester-long Santa Clara University-sponsored study abroad program in El Salvador The following is an edited version of a reflection given by Katie Dorner of Gonzaga University at the farewell Mass for the fall semester The ldquo praxis sites
In All Things
James Martin, S.J.
George Clooney is getting a good deal of Oscar buzz around his performance in Alexander Payne s new film The Descendants which despite its larky commercials turns out to be about some serious subjects nbsp Payne is as many Jesuits know a graduate of Creighton Prep in Omaha nbsp So does hi
In All Things
Tom Beaudoin
I am getting ready to teach in the spring semester at Fordham and one of my courses is a graduate class called Theology of Ministry Every year I feel the impossibility of saying something with solidity about a topic that is deeply elusive So many ministries are worthy of study in their explicit a