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Signs Of the Times
Amazon Eco-activists Get State Protection
From AP, CNS, RNS, Staff and other sources

The latest of the four Amazon activists to be killed was Adelino Ramos, a farmer and leader of the Corumbiara Peasant Movement.

Signs Of the Times
U.S. Effort Urged to Defuse Sudan 'Time Bomb'
From AP, CNS, RNS, Staff and other sources

"There are many terrible scenarios that are pointing to war," Bishop Eduardo Hiiboro Kussala said.

Books
Listening to God's Whispers
William Thompson-Uberuaga
A true son of St. Ignatius, Harvey Egan seeks to first attract and then guide the reader to Christ.
Columns
With God on the Docks
Margaret Silf
The chaplain sees the invisible. He knows that God is here.
Signs Of the Times
University Returns to Single-Sex Dorms

John Garvey, president of Catholic University, said the school will be taking a stand against the "culture of hooking up" by phasing out coed dorms.

Letters
Letters
On Bishop Morris The outrage over the removal of Bishop William Morris from his Australian diocese (Signs of the Times, 5/23) is not limited to Down Under. Almost 100 priests from 33 U.S. dioceses and five religious orders have sent a letter of commendation to the National Council of Priests of Aust
Ideas
A Higher Beauty: Gerard Manley Hopkins meets Elizabeth Taylor
Joseph J. Feeney

Gerard Manley Hopkins meets Elizabeth Taylor

The Word
Consumed by Christ's Life
Barbara E. Reid
Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ (A), June 26, 2011
Signs Of the Times
Libya Strategy Questioned
From AP, CNS, RNS, Staff and other sources

“If the military objective is really regime change, that’s hard to justify in Catholic approaches to humanitarian intervention,” said one ethicist.

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

Deacon Bernard V. Nojadera has been named to head the U.S. bishops’ Secretariat of Child and Youth Protection.

Current Comment
Current Comment
The Editors
Waiting for Gaga; That Other Minority; A Brother Journalist
Signs Of the Times
Pope Urges Protection for Europe's Gypsies

Pope Benedict XVI prayed that the world's Gypsies no longer be subjected to prejudice, oppression and rejection.

Outward Bound: How Maryknoll defined a century of mission work
James T. Keane
How Maryknoll defined a century of mission work
Of Many Things
Of Many Things
Drew Christiansen
Why would one object to the idea of negotiation?
The Good Word
The Experience of the Trinity
John W. Martens
One sentence one beautiful sentence at the end of Paul rsquo s second letter to the Corinthians 13 13 and it is clear that the notion of God has been transformed in the life and worship of the early Church The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spiri
In All Things
Lobbying for Eco-Justice
John A. Coleman
nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp I spent the better part of Wednesday June 15th in Sacramento lobbying with about thirty other people from around the state of California representing California Inter-Faith Power and Light We lobbied about three priority pieces of legislation which have already pas
In All Things
The Holy Spirit Is Not the Same as Shakti
Francis X. Clooney, S.J.
Cambridge MA It is quite common and has been for many centuries for Christians to comment on aspects of other religions comparing them often unfavorably with aspects of Christian tradition our God is better than theirs our spirituality deeper our history more humane Sometimes the compari
In All Things
Why I Won't Play "Vatican Wars"
Kerry Weber
I rsquo m more than willing to admit that I find much of the Catholic kitsch available today to be quite amusing albeit completely unnecessary See plush Mass kit It seems many retailers know that as global diverse community the church offers not only a huge network of spiritual support but
In All Things
Church home for sale
Michael J. O’Loughlin
Here s something fun for a Friday from AOL News The century-old church has a pulpit a pew and a bell tower But instead of a congregation the historic red-brick structure has a single occupant the homeowner Siamak Akhavan purchased the 20 000-square-foot building five years ago and transf