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Signs Of the Times
Christians remain confident of their acceptance by the larger Muslim society as King Abdullah II remains a guarantor of their security.
Ideas
What Unicef can learn from Mother Teresa's method of serving the poor
Books
Terence Fretheim forces us to rethink who God is and how God relates to our world.
Signs Of the Times
In Britain Pope Benedict XVI called his listeners to recognize the interconnectedness of faith and reason, religion and politics.
Signs Of the Times
The two Ugandan bishops argued that dialogue with the Lord’s Resistance Army would work better than a military option against it.
In All Things
Cambridge MA Today is the birthday of Mohandas K Gandhi It is true that his particular programs and positions have faded with age mdash Indians do not live in the past and have moved on for better or worse and it is true that now as in the past there are thoughtful Indians of Hindu and ot
The Good Word
Sometimes the relationship amongst the lectionary readings are clear and seem obviously so sometimes the relationships are not so obvious The three readings for the Twenty Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time Habakkuk 1 2-3 2 2-4 2 Timothy 1 6-8 13-14 and Luke 17 5-10 do not seem obviously related
The Good Word
nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp This Sunday Gospel reading consists of two distinct parts first there is a request answered by criticism and second Jesus offers a parable about a servant nbsp Though our reading is verses 5-10 I think it useful if not nbsp necessary to intepret them as comments on th
The Good Word
Earlier I discussed What is the Good Word and What is the Good Word 2 The Old Testament today I want to discuss the New Testament The contents of the New Testament NT are the same whether one is Catholic Orthodox or any other variety of Christian - with one glaring nbsp exception There a
In All Things
Few people are as courageous as a politician who is out of a job and a long way from the next one When relieved of the demands of governing with all its attending compromises and necessary half-measures politicians find the pluck to simply speak their minds Take Ed Miliband for example Mr Mil
FaithFaith in Focus
On this feast day of his favorite saint, James Martin, S.J., shares a reflection on Therese of Lisieux.
In All Things
In this Sunday rsquo s New York Times magazine political reporter Mark Leibovich profiles the meteoric rise of America rsquo s favorite fear monger Glenn Beck his colleague at FOX News Shepherd Smith once introduced Beck rsquo s program as ldquo the Fear Chamber rdquo Beck rsquo s ubiquity
In All Things
Living as I do in San Francisco along the coast I remain deeply curious how high the sea rise is likely to be between now and 2100 I have a cousin who recently bought a house in our Marina district I kid that he may have to move to higher ground before too many years pass Reading a new book by
FaithIn All Things
The stunning news that a soon-to-be-saint was excommunicated for urging the church to take action against a sex offender is a reminder of the virulence of the crimes of clerical abuse.
In All Things
The results of the U S Religious Knowledge Survey just published by the PEW Forum on Religion and Public Life hold up a sorry mirror before the public With 32 basic questions in all mdash and no trick questions--the questions fell into several groups Christianity and the Bible world religions r