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Art
How the story of a simple young woman from Nazareth has influenced the Christian imagination.
Letters
Death in a Jar In response to your current comments “Death in Connecticut,” followed by “How Graphic?” (11/29): Until we as a society demand that the death penalty be abolished, it will continue to be used as a method of revenge. Many murders are so heinous that viscerally we
Signs Of the Times
Bishop Hubbard called the New Start treaty a “modest step toward a world with greater respect for human life.”
Signs Of the Times
The current outbreak of cholera has aggravated an already difficult situation for Haitians, the bishops said.
Readers share suggestions for keeping Christmas sacred
In All Things
Featured on the cover of Time magazine 50 years ago today was a one-time nbsp associate editor of America magazine you might have heard of nbsp The original portrait of John Courtney Murray S J 1904-1967 by Boris Chaliapin one of Time s regular cover artists now hangs in the lobby of Amer
The Good Word
Anticipation Preparation Waiting Waiting Each of the three readings for the Third Sunday of Advent speak of waiting in one form or another Isaiah 35 which hearkens the coming Messiah describes that the ldquo desert and the parched land will exult the steppe will rejoice and bloom They
In All Things
The Guardian carries news today of the latest WikiLeaks disclosure of US embassy cables -- this time relating to the Vatican The cables which are more than a year old mention the Murphy Commission into Dublin clerical sex abuse the Vatican s help in releasing British hostages in Iran the tech
In All Things
Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders is in his sixth hour of a true filibuster not the fake procedural variety that Republican Senators have used for years to tie up Democratic legislation in a gesture against the tax deal worked out between Republican leaders and President Obama House Democrats turned
In All Things
Little late on this but I hope you ll check out our multiple features on the legacy of Cardinal Avery Dulles First in the November 29 issue Jeffrey Gros reviewed the new biography of Cardinal Dulles by Patrick W Carey We have also reprinted several articles Cardinal Dulles wrote for America A
In All Things
The church has approved as worthy of belief for the first time a Marian apparition in the United States after a two-year investigation by the local bishop nbsp Bishop David L Ricken of Green Bay has approved the apparitions of the Blessed Virgin Mary as seen by Adele Brise in Champion Wis
In All Things
Horror movie camp classic wannabe nbsp or balletomane s dream nbsp Check out Tim Reidy s entirely enjoyable review of Darren Aronofsky s provocative and somewhat controversial new film Black Swan for some answers nbsp Is ldquo Black Swan rdquo a ballet film Though dancers occupy almost eve
In All Things
John Allen s has a lengthy revealing and surprising nbsp interview with Archbishop Joseph Tobin Secretary of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life the Vatican office running the apostolic visitation of nbsp women s religious communities in the Unite
In All Things
The past few months I ve been impressed with the coverage of New York Times writer Robert Pear in his coverage of how legislation and politics are affecting health care His articles are highly detailed and he shows he has done a great deal of homework in preparing them Underlying his reports I f
FaithIn All Things
On the Feast of the Immaculate Conception we have a new video nbsp meditation on the readings for the day nbsp on our homepage and here as well on our Youtube channel nbsp Thanks to Kerry Weber for producing such a beautiful video nbsp The Anchoress aka Elizabeth Scalia also has a lovely m
The Good Word
Last year I posted on the readings for The Feast of the Immaculate Conception of Mary which caused a stir I did not expect when I argued that the biblical readings alone do not lead necessarily to the Church s teaching on the Immaculate Conception of Mary but that Tradition is essential for this u