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The Good Word
The contradictory nature of Christ rsquo s kingship a sign of contradiction for the world and his followers is not seen in the power that properly belongs to his kingship but the manner in which he lays it down for the nbsp world and for the Church This contradiction reveals not only the heart o
FaithThe Good Word
We desperately want someone to gather together both the disparate pieces of our personal lives and our planet’s history. One could say that we want someone to harvest history, our own and that of the world. And here’s the truth: the Church recognizes that harvester in the person of Jesus the Christ, the one whom the scriptures call the Alpha and the Omega of time.
In All Things
The Chicago Tribune reports that three dioceses in Illinois Joliet Springfield and Belleville have decided to end their foster care program rather than placing children in homes with same-sex couples Calling off legal efforts aimed at keeping Catholic Charities of Illinois in the foster care bu
In All Things
Editor rsquo s note Last month this blog previewed an ABC News 20 20 episode titled ldquo Hidden America Children of the Plains rdquo a documentary aimed at sharing the struggles and triumphs of the Oglala Sioux children who live on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota We invite
In All Things
Don t let this film s nbsp strange title the most difficult to remember this year next to Crazy Stupid Love --which one friend nbsp kept calling Stupid Love Crazy dissuade you from seeing this nbsp critically nbsp lauded nbsp study of a religious cult nbsp Sean Durkin s Martha Marcy May Mar
In All Things
Wal-Mart squeezed Saks full-priced selling at record levels From NY Times Wal-Mart the country rsquo s biggest retailer said it had posted a quarterly increase in sales at stores open at least a year after nine consecutive quarters of declines in that important measure But its third-quarter p
In All Things
For those interested I have posted my brief account with some pictures here TB
In All Things
The first helicopter flew over my Jesuit residence in Berkeley this morning at 7am by noon their drone will be a reminder to everyone for miles of today rsquo s planned ldquo Day of Action rdquo and 2 pm rally by the ldquo Occupy Cal rdquo movement on UC Berkeley rsquo s campus A general strik
In All Things
From Criterio magazine via Mirada Global It is the 50th anniversary of John XXIII rsquo s social encyclical Mater et magistra published on the 70th anniversary of Rerum Novarum 1891 the document where Leon XIII established the foundations of the Social Doctrine of the Church Within a fundament
In All Things
Between November 10 and November 13 2011 the Knights and Dames of the Order of Malta American Association held their annual meeting in New York City Events included four Masses a general meeting discussions of the Lourdes Committee and Medical Committee and a well-received talk by Father Jim
Signs Of the Times
Nuclear disarmament is a moral imperative that requires bold action from the world’s military powers, a U.S. cardinal and a former secretary of defense said.
Signs Of the Times
On Oct. 28 Catholic bishops in India’s Karnataka State called for the dismissal of “false cases” against Christians who had been arrested after protesting attacks on three dozen churches in 2008.
Television
Frontline asks, what kind of man is Bashar el-Assad?
Books
From Matthew Shadle, a distinctively Catholic perspective on the origins of war.
Editorials
The church that opposed class conflict in Marxism cannot be charged with stirring up class warfare.
Letters
I Can No Longer Listen Re “Pope Promotes ‘Unworldly’ But Open Church” (Signs of the Times, 10/10): I would like to hear Pope Benedict’s message with a joyful, open heart. I would like to welcome the good news of Jesus into my life as it is proclaimed to me by my church