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In All Things
The Israel Defense Force rsquo s Military Advocate General has decided to discipline or indict a number of officers and soldiers for their conduct during winter 2008-2009 rsquo s controversial ldquo Cast Lead rdquo operation in Gaza An IDF staff sergeant has been indicted for manslaughter for all
In All Things
Strong words from Kevin Dowling nbsp C Ss R the Catholic bishop of Rostenburg South Africa nbsp to a group of leading laity in Cape Town on June 1 nbsp He takes as his jumping-off point the Tridentine Mass celebrated by Bishop Edward James Slattery in Washington DC but his point goes bey
In All Things
Approximately 11 percent of teachers at Catholic elementary schools are male including priests and brothers and in a recent piece on The Washington Post rsquo s nbsp ldquo On Faith rdquo blog guest contributor Mark Judge argues that this number is far too low He writes ldquo This imbalance
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Few readers of this magazine will dispute the editorial opinion on July 5 noting the Supreme Court rsquo s extension of Roper v Simmons 1995 The current ruling stipulates that sentencing a juvenile to life without parole for a non-homicide offense violates the 8th Amendment ban on cruel and unus
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From The Boston Globe The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston moving to stabilize its finances and replace an old-fashioned patchwork of parish taxes and fees is rolling out a new financial model in which all parishes will be expected to contribute 18 percent of their weekly offertory ldquo gr
In All Things
Pretty busy news day Some of the stories we are following The Justice Department has finally weighed in on Arizona s controversial get tough on illegal immigration law filing a lawsuit to overturn SB 1070 It also asked the federal courts to grant an injunction to stop enforcement of the measure
In All Things
The deaths of children and adolescents killed in firearms-related violence in cities is no greater than the deaths of those who die in rural settings In fact suicides and shootings are actually more common among country dwellers than among city dwellers Such was the surprising conclusion of a rec
In All Things
John Allen has the story at NCR In the latest chapter of the Vatican rsquo s attempt to come to grips with the sexual abuse crisis the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith is expected to release a set of changes to the church rsquo s rules for meting out ecclesiastical discipline against abu
In All Things
Pope Benedict XVI s 16-19 September visit to the UK is firmly back on the tracks after three months of confusion following a change in government and seemingly endless changes to the timetable At least that s how it seemed yesterday at the Foreign Office where the Archbishop of Westminster Vince
In All Things
Cambridge MA I am just back from a month of travels and offer that as my excuse for being absent from In All Things these past weeks Nothing exotic mdash academic conferences and seminars in Chicago Cleveland Atlanta mdash but then off to Dublin Ireland for lectures at the Irish School o
Signs Of the Times
The coast of Louisiana is off limits to its own residents, and their livelihoods and quality of life are suffering.
Signs Of the Times
Women refugees are particularly vulnerable to human rights abuses in cases where they have been forced to leave their homes.
Columns
An invitation to collaboration may be the saving grace of the Year for Priests.
Signs Of the Times
A $7.3 billion pledge is not enough to stop millions of needless deaths and not enough for the G-8 leaders to say they've lived up to their responsibilities.
Culture
Scholars have difficulty categorizing Muriel Spark; she has no identifiable precursors.
Signs Of the Times
A lower court ruled that an Oregon man could try to hold the Vatican financially responsible for his sexual abuse by a priest.
FaithThe Word
Sometimes we need to be helped out of our rationalizations for not doing what our listening heart prompts us to do.
Not everyone can spend a year or two as a full-time volunteer. That’s why some long-term faith-based volunteer programs have started offering new opportunities for those with only a week or a summer to spare. Though short-term programs are sometimes criticized as superficial fixes, Katherine H