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Arts & CultureBooks
A few weeks ago I spent a muggy evening on my front porch ruminating: I wondered how it was that in a lifetime of reading I had seldom encountered a book whose primary character was a mother.
Signs Of the Times
“We fear nothing because we gather to pray for ourselves to live better lives and for our relatives on their death anniversaries...”
Examining the creative principles that animate Newman's vision and guide his practice
Signs Of the Times
Recent report shows Latin America as the most unequal distributor of income in the world.
Books
The proximity of religious difference in our globalized world raises new tasks for Christians As our workplaces schools and communities are increasingly multireligious it rsquo s a good idea to have some understanding of the faiths our neighbors profess But as this volume suggests our interreli
Signs Of the Times
The Catholic aid agency Caritas appealed on Sept. 7 for food and clothing for the victims of torrential rains in Guatemala.
In All Things
It s always nbsp interesting nbsp seeing a non-Christian or non-Catholic person group or organization discovering the wisdom of our tradition-- unbeknownst to them nbsp A few years ago I met a man not a Catholic who told me that he had stumbled upon a fascinating new nbsp idea in a corporate r
The Good Word
My post on The Dishonest Manager generated some discussion on the nature of wealth our relationship and use of it and Jesus rsquo condemnation of wealth at least in certain circumstances In one of my comments to Marie Rehbein I stated that ldquo Jesus does condemn the improper use of wealth in
The Good Word
nbsp The parable about the rich man and Lazarus forms part of the lengthy discourse of Jesus which began at 16 1 Jesus is talking about the dangers of wealth or better the danger wealth becomes when it is in the wrong hands First the very first lines cannot be allowed to pass by quickly ever
In All Things
USA Network last night began advertising their special Killer Clergy Marathon airing--of course--on Sunday nbsp Here s the schedule nbsp 5 00 PM Law amp Order SVU Killer Clergy Marathon ldquo Misleader rdquo 6 00 PM Law amp Order SVU Killer Clergy Marathon ldquo Silence rdquo 7 0
In All Things
I ve not watched his entire testimony but when Stephen Colbert was asked why he is trying to work on behalf of migrants he had a pithy answer
In All Things
Eight days in the Holy Land can fly past when you are on an immersion tour with the Catholic Near East Welfare Association Pontifical Mission to the Holy Land I hope to be sharing some of the stories and perspectives I heard from a part of the community of people in the Middle East that have been o
In All Things
Amidst the depressing polariation in Congress little attention was paid last week to a rare moment of bipartisan action the vote by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to move the New Strategic Arms Committee START to forward the whole Senate for a vote Three Republicans joined the Democrats
In All Things
CARA s blog 1964 looks at the Catholic makeup of Britain in honor of the pope s recent visit The size of the Catholic population in Britain has changed little since the last papal visit in 1982 growing only 2 7 The most recent Vatican estimates indicate just fewer than 5 2 million Catholics i
In All Things
Our latest offering from Mirada Global a look at the legacy of Colombian President Alvaro Uribe and the challenges facing his newly installed successor Jos eacute Manuel Santos nbsp Colombians expect that the recently inaugurated government of Jos eacute Manuel Santos will put an end to decad
The Good Word
I followed a link from David Mills at First Things to a post by Sandro Magister on Giorgio Alessandrini s analysis of Caravaggio s The Calling of St Matthew If you ever have a chance to go to Rome make certain that amongst the many other artistic treasures and wonders you visit St Louis of th
In All Things
This is the second part of my comments on the NYT CBS poll Sept 10-14 2010 which gives an indication of what is actually on the mind of registered voters or was when this ldquo snapshot rdquo was made President Obama The president rsquo s approval rating at 45 has been quite stable all y