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Books
Edmund Morris astounds even the inveterate Theodore Roosevelt aficionado.
Television
In its own way, “Mildred Pierce” portrays a pivotal moment in the nation’s history.
Signs Of the Times
"There is no more important issue that will define the U.S.-Mexico future relationship than getting immigration reform right,” said Mexico’s ambassador.
Television
Over the last few years HBO has treated viewers to epic miniseries on epic subjects. In “John Adams” the subject was the Revolutionary War and the growing pains of a fledgling nation. “The Pacific” examined the sprawling Allied campaign against Japan during World War II. This
Signs Of the Times
Parishioners of Kita Sendai Catholic Church have been busy delivering food aid to victims of the deadly quake and tsunami.
What Christians should know about Jewish identity
Letters
Wringing Hands Maryann Cusimano Love’s “The Constitution, by Heart” (3/28) clearly defines what is wrong with our country today. One political party, pretending to be fiscally and socially conservative, proposes a budget that cuts social services upon which so many of our poorest c
In All Things
My husband and I recently attended the Bat Mitzvah of a dear friend rsquo s daughter Our daughters are all adults but our friend from college days married a younger woman and so his oldest child is just becoming a teenager His lovely wife is Jewish which explains why a friend from a Catholic un
In All Things
The other day food service workers at the nation rsquo s oldest Catholic University announced that after a lengthy campaign their union UNITEHERE had been recognized by their employer The whole story has been retold elsewhere ndash but for those familiar with union organizing the relative civi
In All Things
The Catholic Theological Society of America s Board of Directors nbsp has responded to the USCCB Committee on Doctrine s nbsp critique of Elizabeth Johnson s book Quest for the Living God nbsp H t to Grant Gallicho at Dotcommonweal nbsp The nbsp statement and the list of signatories is on the
In All Things
I have been the altar boy at many a funeral and time does not decrease the frequency of such happenings but yesterday was a particularly graced moment I had the good fortune to assist at the funeral of Sr Mary Milligan RSHM at Loyola Marymount University I was reminded during the ceremony tha
In All Things
For the past few days I have been at Calvin College in Grand Rapids Michigan for the Festival of Faith and Music Count me as one who begins with reflexive skepticism at any attempt at the Christian engagement with culture type of conference because of the tendency for Christian pastoral wo
The Good Word
The theme of renewal of new life runs throughout the readings for the Fifth Sunday of Lent More precisely resurrection from the dead runs through all of these readings This is the case even though the first reading Ezekiel 37 12-14 as does all of chapter 37 speaks literally of the whole house
In All Things
With Lent nearing completion and Easter almost here my Lenten practice kicks into high gear this weekend slows down over the next few weeks and then ends as I cross the finish line on Divine Mercy Sunday the first Sunday after Easter I began Lent seemingly without any spiritual discipline but
In All Things
Wondering if there is still such a thing as a labor priest in America MSW at Distinctly Catholic managed to find at least one Now that s how a fella invocates a labor meeting
In All Things
For those who have been following the public conversation between Fr Roy Bourgeois the well-known peace activist and founder of the School of the Americas Watch and the Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers his religious congregation of many years nbsp over his support of women s ordination this lett
In All Things
Loyola Press has just released the new paperback edition of nbsp A Jesuit Off-Broadway Center Stage with Faith Doubt Forgiveness and More and allowed me to offer nbsp an excerpt from the first chapter nbsp The book tells the story of nbsp six months working as a theological consultant to the
The Good Word
Access to an article by Gerald McDermott from the April 2011 edition of First Things has been posted at the site for the past few weeks It is titled Evangelicals Divided and concerns recent theological fissures breaks or tensions - I cannot decide amongst these terms - concerning the role of Scr
In All Things
A mainstream movie with mainstream stars about a devout Christian with an overtly Christian message nbsp Helen Hunt and Dennis Quaid star in Soul Surfer a nbsp buzzed-about film opening on Friday nbsp John McCarthy in an online Culture piece takes a look at the movie about a surfer s brush wi