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Books
John Thorndikes wrenching memoir chronicles the year he cared for his Alzheimer's-afflicted father.
Arts & CultureArt
In Janet McKenzie's "The Holy Family" the unknown reality of first-century peasants has been transposed into another key.
Of Many Things
Living in New York, the countryman in me fears losing touch with the cycle of the seasons.
Signs Of the Times
Among those turning 75 this year is Cardinal Justin Rigali of Philadelphia.
Columns
Confidence has eroded not only in institutions, but perhaps also in our very selves.
Signs Of the Times
Thailand’s Catholic aid agency was refused access to more than 4,000 ethnic Hmong asylum seekers as Thai soldiers arrived to deport them to Laos.
Letters
The More the Merrier Re Of Many Things by Maurice Timothy Reidy (1/4): Thank you for the podcasts. I look forward to them. It is good to sit back and listen to a favorite author, get acquainted with a new personality and just plain enjoy it all. And these podcasts can easily be downloaded, burned to
Signs Of the Times
"In all of this, we also hear the Haitian voices raised in song, praising God for being alive," said Sister Mary Finnick.
Books
Diane Ackerman has long been a prolific observer of the myriad wonders of nature.
As rescue and aid efforts continue in Haiti, we will update this page with news and reflections from our editors, bloggers and friends. Listen to a conversation with John Rivera of Catholic Relief Services about the agency's relief efforts. View a slide show of images from Haiti. Photos courtesy Reu
Signs Of the Times
The United States’ lack of attention to a renewed arms race in Latin America has some international policy experts worried.
Signs Of the Times
The recently discovered remains reveal new information about how people lived during Jesus’ lifetime.
In All Things
This parody letter to the editor from Lily Coyle over at the Minneapolis Star-Tribune responds to the Rev Pat Robertson s statement that the earthquake in Haiti was the response of God over the pact that the Haitians made with the devil nbsp Michael Sean Winters had earlier commented on th
In All Things
Pope Benedict XVI in his address to the nbsp synagogue in Rome today said that Pope Pius XII had saved Jews during the Holocaust in a discreet way nbsp But the president of the city s Jewish community told the congregation that the silence of Pius still hurts nbsp The nbsp two grafs nbsp
In All Things
Two good pieces on Catholicism in the New York Times today nbsp First David Gibson s provocative piece on whether making saints of all popes which seems to be the current trend after all with Pius XII John XXIII Paul VI and John Paul II on track nbsp Gibson who quotes Christopher Bellitt
The Good Word
Certainly the changing of water into wine is an astounding accomplishment its being the first miracle story told by John nbsp about the public life of Jesus shows its ability to make clear the identity of Jesus nbsp It was the first of Jesus signs and the disciples believed in him nbsp Bu
In All Things
President Obama called the earthquake in Haiti an ldquo incomprehensible tragedy rdquo He rsquo s right But is there any tragedy that is comprehensible By what measure do we comprehend something like this What could ever make it so understandable that we can eliminate from our hearts and minds
In All Things
CNN has had the best coverage by far of the Haitian earthquake nbsp The network and its reporter Anderson Cooper who was apparently one of the first journalists to enter Port-au-Prince after the earthquake is to be greatly commended for bringing this nbsp immense human tragedy into our