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In All Things
Austen Ivereigh
Because I live only 15 minutes walk from Westminster Abbey where tomorrow in case you missed this Prince William is to marry Catherine Middleton and not much further from Buckingham Palace where after the service they will appear on the balcony to kiss it has been pretty hard to avoid the hub
In All Things
James Martin, S.J.
E J Dionne writing in the Washington Post today and Commonweal wants to fast-track the canonization of another pope John XXIII upon whose legacy John Paul built nbsp Absolutely nbsp May God grant a miracle in response to his intercession so that this nbsp extraordinary man may be venerated
In All Things
James Martin, S.J.
Our editor Drew Christiansen S J nbsp alerted me to the documentary Forgiveness a beautiful two-part series that aired on PBS over the last two Sundays but which will also nbsp be repeated check local listings nbsp So I asked John Coleman Jesuit sociologist nbsp to review what he is cal
In All Things
James Martin, S.J.
I am a liberal Catholic nbsp I am also an admirer nbsp of Blessed John Paul II nbsp Those two things may seem at odds especially with the growing consternation in some circles about the perceived ldquo rush rdquo of his beatification nbsp nbsp In short the Vatican rsquo s Congregation
In All Things
Michael J. O’Loughlin
New Gingrich who is exploring a run for the presidency pens an essay for the National Catholic Register on why he chose to become Catholic He explains that the decision was a decade-long journey influened by his current wife Callista his reading of Pope Benedict s Jesus of Nazareth and the pea
In All Things
James Martin, S.J.
It s hard to keep up with nbsp the flow of nbsp news about the beatification of Pope John Paul II but I m trying nbsp Here s a brief but by now means complete rundown of some of the more interesting articles and perspectives nbsp First off John Allen who will be covering the beatification f
In All Things
Francis X. Clooney, S.J.
Cambridge MA On Easter Sunday Sri Sathya Sai Baba 1926-2011 died in India at aged 85 The accounts of his death are many in the Indian press and will increase as the day of his funeral a state affair approaches Just google ldquo Death of Sai Baba rdquo and you will see Professor Tulasi
In All Things
Tim Reidy
A reflection from Criterio magazine via Mirada Global Getting further into the mystery of the person we understand that we are all adopted by the human family concerned that there is water air and food for its children and even further that everybody finds his her place not only the food in
In All Things
This post is the last in a series on How to Succeed in College Click on the author s name above for his previous posts My father ws a journalist my mother a teacher My earliest recollections of them in their roles are still strong my father either at home or in his cubby hole at the far e
The Word
Barbara E. Reid
Second Sunday of Easter (A), May 1, 2011
Signs Of the Times
From AP, CNS, RNS, Staff and other sources

Some 1.5 billion people live in countries affected by repeated cycles of political and criminal violence, according to a World Bank report.

Editorials
The Editors
When we Christians hear the Easter greeting of peace, we should be dismayed as much as consoled.
Books
Thomas P. Rausch
The story of the men and women who planted Christianity in Africa and Asia
Signs Of the Times
From AP, CNS, RNS, Staff and other sources

The Quakers consider the boycott a nonviolent move for peace between Israelis and Palestinians.

Jerome Kodell
How Christians suffer, die and rise with Jesus
Books
David Van Biema
'In the Valley of the Shadow' is James L. Kugels volley in the God/no-God wars.
Film
Karen Sue Smith

In the Korean film ‘Poetry,’ empathy and gratitude follow from attentiveness and reflection.

Of Many Things
Drew Christiansen
In Holy Week my mind turns to Jerusalem.
Signs Of the Times
From AP, CNS, RNS, Staff and other sources

Denver’s Archbishop Charles J. Chaput said "there’s just an inability among the bishops together to speak clearly on this matter."