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Signs Of the Times
The move marks a break with a cluster of recent ordinations made without Vatican consent.
We are here in Panama,” stated Naderev Sano, “to tell the world that climate change is a matter of life and death for the Philippines.” Sano is commissioner of the Filipino Climate Change Comission, and he spoke these words at a meeting held in preparation for the UN meeting on cli
Books
Tracing the complex relations among Britain, the United States and the Confederacy
Theater
'Godspell' is less a traditional musical than a combination praise service and theater-games exercise.
A labor strategist's tools include faith, Scripture and social teaching.
Signs Of the Times
Bevilacqua’s longtime secretary for clergy, Msgr. William Lynn, right, is charged with felony child endangerment and conspiracy.
Signs Of the Times
Oregon’s Gov. John Kitzhaber pledged to maintain a moratorium on the death penalty for the rest of his term.
The Good Word
According to Time Magazine ldquo There was a hand-scrawled sign on the fence post of a cross-roads farm come in for coffee and cake rdquo It was a Yuletide invitation Doesn rsquo t seem all that strange until one learns that the Yule in question was seventy years ago this month and that the p
In All Things
Catholic leaders often remind the public that while they are opposed to gay marriage they affirm the dignity of all human nbsp beings including gays and lesbians They cite the Cathechism of the Catholic Church nbsp number 2358 which states that they gays and lesbians nbsp must be accepted w
In All Things
Cambridge MA A few weeks ago there was a flurry of news around the rather sensational comments made by Fr Gabriele Amorth on the diabolical influence in both the Harry Potter series and in the practice of yoga See for instance the version given at UCA News a Catholic website in East Asia I d
In All Things
Newt Gingrich is the current front-runner in the game of musical chairs that s standing in for the GOP presidential campaign this year but it s suddenly not clear if Gingrich hopes to take up office in Washington or Jerusalem--is he trying to beat Obama Romney or Netanyahu His recent comments app
In All Things
Last week when I wrote about the contretemps between the Pew Forum and Catholic Relief Services and U S C C B over the precise figures for the advocacy work undertaken by the two Catholic entities I relied on previous Pew statements in my possession to cobble together the forum s response This
In All Things
Today may be one of the nbsp more nbsp misunderstood feasts in the church s nbsp liturgical calendar as a result of the readings selected nbsp Even many devout Catholics think nbsp that the Immaculate nbsp Conception nbsp refers to the virgin birth that is the birth of Jesus by the Virgin Mar
The Good Word
Earlier this semester I said to a student as I shook his hand after Sunday Mass ldquo Did anyone ever tell you that you look a lot like ldquo Harry Potter rdquo He interrupted me ldquo All the time rdquo ldquo You really do rdquo A few weeks later at Halloween many students had do
In All Things
One of the self-help groups I work with in a state prison is called lsquo Celebrate Recovery rsquo It rsquo s a sort of 12-Steps-for-Jesus approach to kicking addictions The framework resembles what the non-denominational Alcoholics Anonymous might look like had AA been founded by a couple of gu
In All Things
Regular readers of the blog know Bill Van Ornum a professor at Marist College and a regular contributor to In All Things who writes on psychology spirituality and prolife issues Bill is pictured right with his son William You may not know that he also blogs for the American Health Foundatio
In All Things
Last August I wrote about President Obama s faith his assertion that he is a Christian versus those who question his true allegiances Included was a statement Obama made at the lighting of the national Christmas tree in 2009 Having attended that ceremony I remember being a bit surprised at t
In All Things
This week s editorial A Spirit-Led Future has already sparked some good conversation in the comments boxes The editors argue that With priestly and religious vocations and Mass attendance in decline the church can no longer do all it once did This may seem obvious but its corollary still pr
In All Things
From Mirada Global an interview with theologian Peter Knauer S J Peter what do we learn about God when we are faced with current ecological challenges Ecological challenges are as ethics is in general an object of reason and not of faith Faith neither makes them more urgent than they alread