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In All Things
A great short piece by Melinda Henneberger at Politics Daily nbsp Actually I like to see pieces like just as much in these surprising places--like PD--as in in the Catholic blogosphere since they reach the seekers the curious the doubtful and disbelieving and make them think nbsp Happy Feast
In All Things
Cardinal Jorge Lozano Barragan who had been quoted nbsp by Pontifex nbsp as saying nbsp that nbsp gays and lesbians could not enter the Reign of God says that he has been misquoted nbsp nbsp After his remarks were made public in Pontifex and made several Italian papers not to mention AP the
In All Things
Well I ll bet that you re just now starting to receive or send Christmas cards this year nbsp And I ll bet that most of them include pictures of the Virgin and Child nbsp Our upcoming Christmas issue has a special image--with a fascinating history--of Mary and her infant son on its cover n
In All Things
Dice are rolling knives are out goes a lyric from the musical about political intrigue Evita As the Senate debates the Nelson-Hatch amendment which would ban federal funding for abortion in ways similar to the Stupak Amendment which passed the House last month the USCCB decided to roll the
In All Things
You may already be aware that a vigorous discussion of Fr Michael Ryan s article Why Don t We Just Say Wait is ongoing in the article s comments boxes But perhaps you did not know that our podcast this week features an interview with Father Ryan Father Ryan talks about his experience with t
In All Things
Reader Kevin has pointed out that on NPR this morning Steve Inskeep did not use the word irony but the word awkward in describing the President s accepting the Nobel Peace Prize one week after announcing an increase in troops for Afghanistan I went back and listened again and Kevin is absolu
The Good Word
The Feast of the Immaculate Conception of Mary causes difficulties for this biblical scholar for though biblical passages are read on the feast day none of them clearly support the doctrine as promulgated by the Church This is not to say that the Church through its Tradition does not have acces
In All Things
What rsquo s not to admire about a blockbuster exhibition of American narrative paintings that includes acknowledged masterpieces by the likes of John Singleton Copley Charles Willson Peale Winslow Homer Thomas Eakins John Singer Sargent Mary Cassatt George Bellows and Frederick Remington Thi
In All Things
This morning on NPR Steve Inskeep was interviewing Cokie Roberts They were discussing the President rsquo s decision to send more troops ndash and many more civilian aid workers ndash to Afghanistan Yesterday on the morning news shows Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Secretary of Defe
How collaboration among the churches of the Americas began
Ideas
What one believes about God bears directly on what one believes about the future of the human person.
Signs Of the Times
The U.N.-sponsored World Summit on Food Security in Rome ended with many participants frustrated with the lack of progress on food security goals.
Signs Of the Times
The work of the Catholic Church in Africa to care for people living with AIDS is designed to show solidarity with everyone in need.
Editorials
Expansion of U.S. forces in Afghanistan is likely to stress the military beyond the breaking point.
Music
On his latest tour Bruce Springsteen was on a mission: to give the audience permission to forget the depressing news headlines.
Signs Of the Times
Archbishop Rowan Williams, spiritual leader of the Anglican Communion, said the ecumenical situation really is a “glass half full.”