“People were angry at God [after 9/11] and they had every right to be, but that was not my experience,” said Chief Joseph W. Pfeifer of the NYFD.

The changes sweeping through the region give rise to hopes, but also concerns.

"The Help" is about telling stories and the impact such tellings can have.

A brief report from the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate offers some statistics worth worrying over.

The editors of America have asked a selection of theologians and bishops to respond to the article, "Beyond Catechesis" (9/12) by Michael G. Lawler and Todd A. Salzman. In the coming weeks, we hope to add more responses to this page. We will also continue the conversation on the role of Catholic universities with an article by Cardinal Donald W. Wuerl, which will appear in the September 26 issue.

UPDATE (9/19): Cardinal Wuerl's article has just been published online.

UPDATE (10/17): Read the latest response by Thomas Rausch, S.J.

Our symposium begins with articles by Thomas Groome, Bishop Thomas Curry and Vincent Miller.

‘Nothing is more central to the church’s mission than how it educates in faith.’

Thomas Groome

The quasi-evangelical message of 'Seven Days in Utopia'

“The economic recession of the past few years effectively wiped out all of the gains we made in cutting child poverty in the late 1990s.”