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In All Things
The dog days of summer are being accompanied by howls of pain today from investors Decisively contradicting predictions that the end of the tragic-comic debt ceiling ldquo debate rdquo in Washington would lead to a market revival all major U S indexes indeed indexes around the world began a s
In All Things
The Catholic Health Association has joined the discussion regarding new guidelines issued by the Department of Health and Human Services that require among other uncontroversial preventive service additions new health care plans after August 2012 to include FDA-approved contraception methods and c
In All Things
Check out nbsp the comprehensive nbsp programs the Jesuits are sponsoring for nbsp pilgrims to World Youth Day this year in Madrid nbsp Having Loyola nearby is certainly a boon nbsp The Society of Jesus along with other religious institutions and laypeople throughout the world who follow Ign
The Good Word
Biblical scholars especially but all of us in general are sometimes tempted to think of reading and interpreting the Bible as a solitary enterprise Scholars have no excuse for this egotism as they should recognize that they are constantly standing on the shoulders of others some giants and some
In All Things
The traffic inside Central Park is snarling these days nbsp There are accidents and shouting matches around near accidents yet there are no cars There are hundreds and hundreds of men and women running biking and roller blading in all different directions nbsp It is amazing to see just how m
FaithIn All Things
What do you do when your education, at James Gillespie’s High School for Girls, only equips you to teach secondary English or to work in a department store, and yet you’re educated enough to feel the lugubrious weight of Edinburgh skies? If you’re Muriel Camberg, you take the first ticket out of Scotland, even if that means moving to Rhodesia as the wife of Sidney Oswald Spark, who later turns out to be a manic depressive, prone to violent outbursts. Having exchanged dark skies for wild savannah winds, and now the mother of a child, where do you find safety from the storm?
In All Things
Jack McKeon is an inspiration not only because he s 80 years old and managing the Florida Marlins but because he s not afraid to show his deep Catholic faith The New York Times wrote a lovely and refreshing piece about him which included stories of McKeon assisting his colleagues in their own fa
In All Things
I have read both of Cardinal George rsquo s recent interviews twice plus the handful of comments which followed with high hopes and I must confess that I am puzzled by his reputation as David Gibson and others describe him as one of the hierarchy rsquo s ldquo leading intellectuals rdquo For
In All Things
The number of women attending church services is dropping according to a study from The Barna Group Among the findings No population group among the sixty segments examined has gone through more spiritual changes in the past two decades than women Of the 14 religious factors studied women ha
In All Things
In the United States when clergy urge their congregations to vote for or against a particular law or candidate the federal government typically has this concern Have the clergy as leaders of tax-exempt religious groups overstepped the legal bounds that qualify them and their churches for tax exem
In All Things
Last month our editor Fr Drew Christiansen traveled to Lambeth Palace to take part in a conference sponsored by the archbishops of Canterbury and Westminster aimed at supporting the Christian community in the Holy Land You can read our report on the conference here Now Religion and Ethics newsl
In All Things
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
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
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
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
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
Signs Of the Times
The Archbishops of Canterbury and Westminster convened a conference in July aimed at supporting the beleaguered Christian community.
Film
'Terri' presents a pair of quirky but inspiring characters who try to reveal the workings of grace in our world.
Books
Eamon Duffy sets out to to trace a history written quite literally in the margins.