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Signs Of the Times

Malaysian Catholic bishops called the escalation of violence against Christian churches in their country “worrisome and delicate.”

Signs Of the Times

Organizers say more than 100,000 participated in the Washington march this year.

Signs Of the Times

An ad profiling Heisman Trophy winner Tim Tebow's mother and her decision against medical advice not to abort him is scheduled to air during this weekend's Super Bowl.

FaithIn All Things
Peter M. J. Stravinskas
Father Ryan contends that the bishops were just “worn down” by the Holy See and so caved in. I disagree.
Film
Kerry Weber

In "An Education" Jenny is a bright sixteen-year-old who feels trapped in her early-1960s English town.

Editorials
The Editors
Conservatives take to the courts to prevent Democratic legislative action.
Timothy Michael Dolan
Pressing problems Jews and Catholics must face together
Books
Bernard P. Prusak
Paul Lakeland's new book, the author tells us, is “about us, because we are the Church."
Signs Of the Times

Authorities raised their estimates of the number of dead to 200,000, and more than 1.5 million are now homeless.

Signs Of the Times

The designation will continue for the next 18 months, and people may apply immediately.

Signs Of the Times

The massive amount of aid pouring into the country is dwarfed by the overwhelming needs of people who lost their homes, families, jobs and possessions.

Signs Of the Times

A pastoral letter said major sporting events often see "systems put in place to satisfy the demand for paid sex."

Television
Jake Martin

A slice of distorted Americana, "Jersey Shore" has become the latest darling of reality television.

Columns
Kyle T. Kramer
Seminarians and lay ministers should receive the same quality formation.
Letters
Approaching “Spiritual Death” Re “Weakened by Defense” (Editorial, 1/18): Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. warned that a nation that spends more on war than on meeting human needs is approaching spiritual death. Afghanistan war costs are budgeted at $65 billion for fiscal 2010. The
Books
Michael P. Orsi
Mitch Albom's new book exemplifies a typically American, trans-sectarian optimism.
Signs Of the Times

The bishops urged both Palestinians and Israelis to support public officials who “take courageous initiatives for a just resolution of the conflict."

The Good Word
John J. Kilgallen
This Sunday we have the second half of a story Luke means to introduce in a schematical way the entire rest of his Gospel nbsp Jesus had explained the purpose of his Baptism to announce a year which signaled God s good will a year of nbsp beginning a new covenant of divine union with God s peopl
In All Things
Austen Ivereigh
Tony Blair who gave evidence today to an enquiry in London set up to draw lessons from the Iraq disaster has disappointed many people by refusing to express regret about his decision to go to war Unrepentant defiant nbsp righteous are some of the inevitable headline words but they stri
In All Things
James Martin, S.J.
In October of last year I made a pilgrimage of sorts to Cincinnati Ohio a city that boasts great chili serves great Graeter rsquo s to be specific ice cream and most importantly is home to very warm people nbsp Several years ago I had spent a marvelous summer in nearby Milford Ohio at