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In All Things
It is one of the most confounding conundrums faced by anyone in the public spotlight How to defend without being defensive How to correct critical details without the appearance of nitpicking Finally how to deal with the media ndash which is the only way most people will come to know of the co
In All Things
Cambridge MA I am privileged once again this year to be the scheduled celebrant at the Holy Thursday liturgy in the parish where I help out Our Lady of Sorrows in Sharon MA Be sure visit this wonderful parish when in the neighborhood I am pondering the shape of the liturgy in my mind and he
In All Things
Two weeks ago I traveled to Anaheim California with three members of our staff for the annual Los Angeles Religious Education Congress Many friends of the magazine were there including Richard Gaillardetz from the University of Toledo who gave a talk provocatively titled Do We Need a Vatican
In All Things
The sexual abuse crisis that continues to rock our church is about many things power secrecy sin crime stupidity sickness and so on nbsp nbsp One thing that it is not about is chastity nbsp While lay men and lay women not to mention parents would have doubtless done a better job at blo
In All Things
At its deepest level the sexual abuse crisis and most especially the manner in which the hierarchy has responded to it entails profound cultural issues Yesterday I looked at two issues that were proximate to the crisis but today I would like to look at a couple of issues that are more deeply i
In All Things
Two tales out of one city Rome leave me wondering if some of the priests who finally get it about the sexual abuse crisis may be found in an order that has endured what can only be described as extraordinary revelations of abuse while some at the Vatican are prepared to continue digging deeper
In All Things
I was rooting at Oscar time for the documentary The Most Dangerous Man in America Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers to win for best documentary in the event another good film The Cove won Those who remember Errol Morris rsquo 2004 Oscar-winning documentary The Fog of War Ele
The Good Word
John s Gospel tells of the exorbitant use of myrrh at a banquet Lazarus Mary and Martha put on for Jesus nbsp In the course of this celebration Mary anointed Jesus feet with precious myrrh then wiped his feet clean with her feet nbsp This gesture was criticized by Judas for its cost could n
In All Things
I know that some people think Hell must have just frozen over because I am about to pay a compliment to George Weigel But his post at First Things says some things that need to be said At the most basic level before we move on to discuss how the Vatican must change its ways or what the current
In All Things
Father Martin below usefully recommends that everyone look back at the incredible resource which is the report of the National Review Board set up by the USCCB to monitor their own compliance with the provisions adopted at Dallas in 2002 to address the clergy sex abuse crisis Last week the Rev
Signs Of the Times
Ruptures appeared in what had been a unified front among national Catholic leaders.
Signs Of the Times
A priest was found to have violated a condition of his reassignment by continuing to work with youth.
Catholic Book Club
The author of the bestselling My Life With the Saints and culture editor of America magazine now offers The Jesuit Guide to Almost Everything a helpful and insightful guide to finding God in all things ldquo the way of Ignatius rdquo Just published this month it has already garnered exten
Faith in Focus
Jewish dietary regulations remind us of our obligations to our animal companions.
Letters
A Life A.M.D.G. The commentary on the life of John W. Donohue, S.J. (Of Many Things, 3/8) stirred in me fond memories of my freshman year at Canisius High School in 1944-45. We were in the first class to use the “new” school on Delaware Avenue in Buffalo. Our class was special in several
Signs Of the Times
The bishops said the proposals could harm public safety and separate families.
Signs Of the Times
The Archdiocese of Chicago is seeking the canonization of the Rev. Augustine Tolton, the first U.S. priest of African descent.
Television
NBC's “Parenthood” offers flashes of pure joy that make its moments of banality worthwhile.