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In All Things
Peter Favre and His Friends
James Martin, S.J.
Today is the Feast of Blessed Pierre Favre S J one of the early Jesuit companions and an overlooked Jesuit hero nbsp Often called the Second Jesuit Favre was said by St Ignatius Loyola the founder of the Society of Jesus nbsp to be the man best suited to direct others in his Spiritual Ex
In All Things
Contraception Controversy @ HHS
Kevin Clarke
Following up on recommendations issued last month by the Institute of Medicine the Department of Health and Human Services issued new guidelines today on mandatory care for women Beginning August 2012 new health insurance plans will be required to include women rsquo s preventive services such as
In All Things
Call to Action profiled
Michael J. O’Loughlin
The Chicago-based Catholic reform group Call to Action was profiled by the Chicago News Cooperative highlighting their efforts for a discussion on women s ordination and gay rights From the article with an oddly confrontational headline The group Call to Action an organization for reform-mind
In All Things
The Debt Crisis: Getting the Numbers Right
Michael L. Avery
Do you know how much we owe Who owns it How about how the debt was acquired though presidential markers The New York Times and the Boston Globe nbsp recently created a chart to help clarify the numbers of the debt crisis The graphic link is here nbsp Enjoy nbsp Michael L Avery nbsp nbsp
In All Things
Bryan McCarthy on 'Terri'
James Martin, S.J.
A brand-new reviewer for our online Culture section Bryan McCarthy a DPhil candidate in theology at Oxford University writes about the touching new movie Terri where McCarthy and the characters found grace nbsp Fundamentally the new film nbsp Terri directed by Azazel Jacob is about grac
No More Hiroshima: A pilgrimage of sorrow and hope to a country scarred by war
Stephen M. Colecchi
From Stephen M. Colecchi, a pilgrimage of sorrow and hope to a country scarred by war
Editorials
The New 'Americanism'
The Editors
Some Catholics make an idol out of ideology, elevating personal responsibility while diminishing communal obligations.
Identity Crisis: New voter ID laws subvert democracy and Catholic teaching.
David Carroll Cochran
New voter ID laws subvert democracy and Catholic teaching.
Religious Liberty and Conscience Protection: An open letter on the Institute of Medicine's health care proposals
John Garvey
An open letter on the Institute of Medicine's health care proposals
Ideas
People of the Book: Celebrating Catholic books and bookstores
Michael Leach

Heed the words of St. Thomas Aquinas and do not become “a man of one book.”

Signs Of the Times
World Welcomes A New Nation
From AP, CNS, RNS, Staff and other sources

On July 9, South Sudan officially broke free of the north and became the world’s newest independent state.

FaithThe Word
Dogged Faith
Barbara E. Reid
Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time (A), Aug.14, 2011
Signs Of the Times
Fewer Parishes, More Families
From AP, CNS, RNS, Staff and other sources

The report, The Changing Face of U.S. Catholic Parishes, tracks trends in U.S. Catholic parish life during the last decade.

Signs Of the Times
Supporting Christians in the Holy Land

The Archbishops of Canterbury and Westminster convened a conference in July aimed at supporting the beleaguered Christian community.

Of Many Things
Of Many Things
Drew Christiansen
It is high summer, and for many, that means time for leisure reading.
Columns
Economic Enigmas
John F. Kavanaugh
The debt crisis is dangerous, but it need not be fatal.
Letters
Letters
Maryknoll Memories “100 Years of Maryknoll,” by James T. Keane, S.J. (6/20), stirred memories. My uncle, Joseph Connors, was a Maryknoll priest in Korea until the Japanese imprisoned him after Pearl Harbor. Eventually released, he headed two Maryknoll seminaries in the United States. Whe
Film
The Best We Can: 'Terri' finds God in unexpected places
Bryan McCarthy

'Terri' presents a pair of quirky but inspiring characters who try to reveal the workings of grace in our world.

Signs Of the Times
Cloyne Report Reveals Failure in Ireland
From AP, CNS, RNS, Staff and other sources

An investigation by a government panel suggests a continuing failure of the Irish church to implement its own child protection procedures.

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

On July 19 Pope Benedict XVI accepted the resignation of Cardinal Justin Rigali of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia and named Archbishop Charles Chaput, O.F.M.Cap., of Denver to succeed him.