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Art
Can comic books tell religious stories in ways that reach young people without diluting the subject?
For Vocation Awareness Week, a reflection from Patrick Gilger, S.J. on three good Jesuit men
Signs Of the Times
Peace is not simply a gift to be received from God, the pope said; it is a task people of good will must undertake.
Signs Of the Times
Sculptures and statues of the priest and scientist Matteo Ricci, S.J., are appearing throughout China.
Signs Of the Times
The new secretary general of the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference, said “I see my appointment as recognition from the bishops of the work that women are doing in this part of the world.”
In All Things
My friend the Nation columnist Eric Alterman just gave me a copy of his new book Kabuki Democracy The System vs Barack Obama and analysis of how the weaknesses of the American political system have ganged up on the president and made it difficult for him to deliver on the promises of h
In All Things
Last year I listed nbsp 12 things I knew at age 50 that I wish I had known at 25 Now I m a year older And if I m not wiser at least I m a bit more experienced So here are 12 really stupid things I ve done that I never want to do again Maybe you ve done some of them too But I ll bet we d both
In All Things
If you rsquo ve followed Congress at all recently and who hasn rsquo t given the freak show that it is recently then like most Americans you probably hold a pretty low view of the legislative institution Now if you rsquo ve had some interaction with your own member of Congress you probably view
The Good Word
The sacrament of confession has seen profound changes through the centuries It began with sinners confessing grave sins in front of the bishop and the assembled congregation and then often receiving a life-time of penance During the Middle Ages confession metamorphosed into spiritual direction f
The Good Word
I was given as a gift a copy of Michael Casey s Fully Human Fully Divine Ligouri Press 2004 by someone whom I meet with regularly in spiritual direction He claimed he found the book a remarkable resource for his own prayer and reflection Casey a Trappist monk in Tarrawara Australia i
The Good Word
Since 2007 I have blogged at America Magazine rsquo s ldquo The Good Word rdquo and have enjoyed the practice and habit of blogging immensely ldquo The Good Word rdquo gave me the freedom to write on the topics and passages on which I saw fit and significantly gave me a built in audience sin
In All Things
I was given as a gift a copy of Michael Casey s Fully Human Fully Divine Ligouri Press 2004 by someone whom I meet with regularly in spiritual direction He claimed he found the book a remarkable resource for his own prayer and reflection Casey a Trappist monk in Tarrawara Australia is
In All Things
nbsp A Christmas column from the Faith section of The Bakersfield Californian http www bakersfield com news columnist schultz x1797587210 Christ-was-born-one-of-us Valerie Schultz nbsp
In All Things
Most of us are familiar with some variation of the King James Bible rsquo s translation of John 1 14 nbsp ldquo And the Word was made flesh and dwelt among us and we beheld His glory the glory as of the only-begotten of the Father full of grace and truth rdquo nbsp If one looks at the orig
In All Things
Cambridge MA My last two posts - on the baby Krsna and baby Jesus and on a special poetic style in south India that praises God as an infant - have given examples of Indian literary and Hindu Christian religious resources that can be of value to Christians in the West in re-imagining the power
In All Things
Chicago s Cardinal George came out swinging Wed in a local throwdown between a Catholic parish and the organizers of the upcoming Gay Pride parade in June 2012 Asked by a local television news reporter to comment on the complaint of the pastor of a parish on the parade route that parishioners woul