In All Things
Note to Readers I have been studying the Bible and have written the following in the spirit of C S Lewis rsquo s Letters to Malcolm i e a hypothetical friend Dear Christian Following one of our recent commiserations over coffee I returned home to an empty house and opened St Paul rsquo s Le
Editorials
If the U.S. wants to bring about what Augustine called the "tranquility of order," it should first examine its own conscience.
Bishops and theologians at the Council of Trent
Art
View a slideshow of Rembrandt's paintings of Jesus narrated by the reviewer
Signs Of the Times
Is Burma beginning to emerge from the political darkness of its recent past?
Signs Of the Times
Pope Benedict XVI appealed for immediate and long-term relief for the world’s hungry, saying adequate nourishment is a fundamental part of the right to life.
Books
Katarina Schuth reviews an oral history of women religious
Of Many Things
Halloween was not always fun. To the ancient Celts, it was deadly serious.
A parish youth minister finds challenges and refreshment on the job.
Signs Of the Times
The government stands accused of nullifying nearly 1,600 birth certificates belonging to residents of Haitian descent.
Signs Of the Times
An activist on behalf of indigenous communities on Mindanao in the Philippines, the Rev.Fausto Tentorio, 59, was killed by gunfire on Oct. 17.
Catholic Book Club
A professor of the history of Christianity the popular author and distinguished broadcaster commentator Eamon Duffy has written this slim but fascinating history mdash based on a series on BBC mdash of nbsp the ten pontiffs he deems the most influential Many of the church s powerful spiritual lea
Letters
The Dead Canary In response to Signs of the Times, “Pope Promotes ‘Unworthy’ but Open Church” (10/10): Being a voice in the world but not of the world is a tough road to follow. The church will change; even the decision not to change produces change, because the worldly conte
Faith in Focus
A Christian fears suffering and loss.
FaithArt
In a new exhibit of Rembrandt's painting, the face of Jesus is hauntingly present.