Saul rsquo s conversion experience described in the readings for today nbsp is amongst the most shocking events in early Christianity which is saying something but Thomas Aquinas would not call it miraculous as each soul is prepared to receive grace which Paul received in abundance Thomas say

According to Reuters and other news services Archbishop Giovanni Innocenzo Martinelli Apostolic Vicar of Tripoli has apparently reported that nbsp Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi has been wounded following recent NATO airstrikes and has probably left Tripoli The archbishop was cited as a source fo

From Reuters nbsp From Reuters The Vatican issued an instruction to bishops as a follow-up to a 2007 papal decree authorizing the wider adoption of the Latin Mass which was in universal use before the 1962-1965 Vatican Council introduced masses in local languages The re-instatement of the La

The route of the elevated 7 train which travels between Queens and Manhattan passes by 5 Pointz a now-empty artist space The owners of the building encourage graffiti artists to paint the walls resulting in a colorful array of designs and images as you can see here It s one of my favorite sp

This new article in Commonweal is a must-read for all American Catholics interested in their church nbsp Ana Maria Catanzano the chair of the Review Board for Philadelphia nbsp details why despite the work of the nbsp Board the Archdiocese of Philadelphia still found itself with 37 priests in

The letter Speaker of the House John Boehner received after he accepted an invitation to address this year rsquo s graduating class at the Catholic University of America was signed by 75 Catholic faculty members The signers did not ask him to forgo his speech but rather expressed this hope ldqu

I wrote the other day about conservative Catholic politicians whose views are at odds with church teachings and asked if church leaders would offer guidance and instruction like they often do to liberal Catholic lawmakers A high-profile example may be emerging with a letter drafted and signed by C

The governing body of the Presbyterian Church USA voted to adopt language that allows for the ordination of gay men and women to ministry The Los Angeles Times reports A debate that has raged within the Presbyterian Church for more than three decades culminated Tuesday with ratification of a mea

A lead news story in many European dailies today concerns the outrage in Belgium over the early release of the ex-wife of a notorious child killer Michelle Martin 51 pictured here at her trial was an accomplice to Marc Dutroux Europe s most notorious serial murderer and paedophile and arrested

Attention young adults and friends of young adults who want them to experience God nbsp Hearts on Fire the superb retreat program led by young Jesuits and based on the tenets of Ignatian spirituality has just announced their summer schedule nbsp From June 17 to July 16 they ll be in Was

nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Some saint s lives speak to us more tellingly--for whatever reason--than others I have always had a strong devotion to Damien of Molekai Thinking about him on his feast day reminds me of two episodes The only time I have ever encountered lepers was forty years ago

From Envio magazine via Mirada Global Since 1997 there is in Panama a legally defined territory the Ng auml be-Bugl eacute Comarca of around 4 thousand sq km as the result of a long and bloody conflict A little over 110 thousand Indians from the Ng auml be and Bugl eacute peoples live in

Would you support water-boarding terror suspects under certain circumstances Fox News Chris Wallace asked those gathered on a stage in South Carolina last week at an event billed as the first Republican presidential primary Raising their hands to signify that they would support water-boarding wer

Christian minorities have endured brutal treatment in Egypt and Vietnam over the last few days Events in Egypt where an ultra-conservative Islamic group mdash emboldened by the new freedom delivered by the ouster of President Hosni Mubarak mdash has lashed out at Egypt s Coptic minority have been

Our apologies good friendsfor the fracture of good order the burning of paperinstead of children the angering of the orderliesin the front parlor of the charnel houseWe could not so help us God do otherwiseFor we are sick at heart our heartsgive us no rest for thinking of the Land of Burning Childr

This is the first in a series of blog posts called Readings As a subscriber to 15 periodicals I will share what I discover and maybe introduce you to a new author There s a news media phenomenon I call the ldquo give-it-a-week syndrome rdquo The story on Sunday may become a very different

There will be a story on Fox 9 news the local Fox affiliate in the Twin Cities on recent disasters claims that the end will occur on May 21 2011 with the final end on October 11 2011 and apocalyptic thought in relation to these events and claims The reporter on the story Tom Lyden intervi

The quote that jumped off the page for me in this lovely article about two friends who have taught for many decades in Catholic schools was this one comparing their experience to those of some of their public-school colleagues They love what they do and are offended by politicians who call themse

In the readings for the Third Sunday of Easter the promise of life beyond this one is explained and offered It is the very nature of loss in life which draws us to the hope and promise of the world to come There is an ache that yearns for more life is good and so we want more of it especially t