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In All Things
All of us are called to be saints as the Second Vatican Council reminded us in nbsp its use of the term the universal call to holiness Holiness is not just the duty of a few said Mother Teresa but of nbsp everyone nbsp We do this nbsp by being loving charitable and devout in our lives no ma
In All Things
Fascinating story by Edward Rothstein he of protean mind and nbsp catholic interests who pens the Ideas section in The New York Times about nbsp the exhibition at the Library of Congress of a marvelous map It was nbsp drawn by the great Jesuit missionary Matteo Ricci in 1602 Readers of this b
In All Things
Ralph Waldo Emerson rsquo s poem Concord Hymn which is inscribed on the Minuteman statue at the North Bridge begins with four lines that every schoolchild learned by heart By the rude bridge that arched the flood Their flag to April rsquo s breeze unfurled Here once the embattled farmers stood
In All Things
Ted Kennedy came close to losing his U S Senate seat only once It was late summer 1994 and a telegenic then-liberal Republican named Mitt Romney had emerged as the perceived anti-Kennedy common-sensible business-like a family man concerned about social issues but not obsessed with them Ke
In All Things
Since we suggested donations to Catholic Relief Services we thought you would want to know what they are doing on the ground in Haiti nbsp This is their latest release CATHOLIC RELIEF SERVICES HELPS SET UP DISPLACED CAMP ON PORT-AU-PRINCE GOLF COURSE GETS HAITIAN HOSPITAL RUNNING Ship unloaded
In All Things
As you may already know we re lucky to have two new ish editors on our team Kevin Clarke and Kerry Weber nbsp Ms Weber recently of Catholic Digest brings a fresh perspective and lively prose nbsp to our pages and our website nbsp Here she reviews An Education a provocative film nbsp t
In All Things
There are many nbsp The Anchoress focuses on one resourceful team and a resourceful Jesuit Br Jim Boynton SJ nbsp as well nbsp Follow all the links for the whole story nbsp
In All Things
All last week the horror in Haiti made it well nigh to impossible to notice anything else And sadly as predicted a fifth horseman of the Apocalypse Chaos has come to torment that tormented island Still there was an article by Archbishop George Niederauer of San Francisco that was very worth
In All Things
The Holy Father went to the Grand Synagogue yesterday to greet Rome rsquo s Jewish community His predecessor Pope John Paul II was the first Pope to visit a Roman synagogue since apostolic times a symbolic gesture from a master of symbolic gestures Pope Benedict had he chosen not to also make
Signs Of the Times
Among those turning 75 this year is Cardinal Justin Rigali of Philadelphia.
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.
Books
John Thorndikes wrenching memoir chronicles the year he cared for his Alzheimer's-afflicted father.
Of Many Things
Living in New York, the countryman in me fears losing touch with the cycle of the seasons.
Columns
Confidence has eroded not only in institutions, but perhaps also in our very selves.
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
The United States’ lack of attention to a renewed arms race in Latin America has some international policy experts worried.
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 recently discovered remains reveal new information about how people lived during Jesus’ lifetime.
Signs Of the Times
Relief agencies are preparing for "thousands and thousands" of dead and injured in the wake of the worst earthquake to strike Haiti in two centuries.