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The Abbe Lamennais anticipated many of the reforms of the Second Vatican Council.
Signs Of the Times
The Mexican Catholic bishops’ conference has criticized federal police for bursting into a Mass in the state of Michoaca.
In the August 31-September 7 issue of America two bishops look back at the controversy surrounding President Barack Obama's appearance the University of Notre Dame commencement: Bishop John M. D'Arcy, of Fort Wayne-South Bend, and retired Archbishop John R. Quinn. America has published numerous arti
Signs Of the Times
A Zambian priest said the nation's information minister should resign for accusing the Catholic Church of complicity in the 1994 Rwandan genocide.
Film
American film culture has maintained something of an ambivalent relationship with the Catholic priesthood.
Editorials
The church seems forever to be embracing those she once held in suspicion.
In All Things
Cambridge MA In my last entry I promised a series of five reflections on my India trip unless your questions comments prompt a sixth Today I would like to say something about caste in India mdash a reality all around us whenever we travel there I assume for this that you know that caste
In All Things
Two important stories that you might have missed lately which touch on two very dark topics nbsp The first is from the Associated Press regarding the Vatican s response to Bishop Richard Williamson s apologies for nbsp his nbsp statements on the Holocaust nbsp As you recall as part of his re-e
The Good Word
This Sunday completes the lengthy discourse of Jesus about the bread of life nbsp On the past two Sundays Jesus has affirmed that he is the cause of a person s living beyond the grave that he will raise up a person from death to life forever nbsp It is faith in him that is asked from each of
The Good Word
The second reading for the Twentieth Sunday in ordinary time continues with Ephesians chapter 5 15-20 and the exhortation for holy living The NAB translates the first phrase in v 15 as watch carefully how you live which the NRSV translates be careful then how you live I like the translation
In All Things
Father Michael Place has just posted his response to our readers comments on his article A Time for Reform You can read them here by scrolling down to comment 15 A taste In reading the comments posted to date on my article I am impressed by how they seem to reprise some of what has been said i
In All Things
There are probably many things that separated former Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick rsquo s experiences of the criminal justice and corrections systems from that of the 2 2 million Americans currently incarcerated and the seven million more either awaiting sentencing or serving probation
In All Things
A reflection nbsp which Catholic Update requested on the priesthood today which looks at the ordained ministry of the priest and the priesthood of all believers in this Year for the Priest nbsp nbsp It s meant to be a rather nbsp non-academic non-technical and overall nbsp friendly introduc
In All Things
Cambridge MA Six weeks ago I told you that I was off to India for five weeks of travel teaching lectures buying some books meeting old friends I termed it a quiet summer mdash since I was doing exactly what I wanted to do And so it was To make amends for my weeks of silence I now offer a
In All Things
I do not remember the editorship of Michael Kelly at the New Republic in the fondest terms I did not like his biases and I was glad when he left the magazine even though I would be saddened a couple of years later when he was killed covering the war in Iraq Kelly did one thing however in the lat
The Good Word
The Gospel reading for the Thursday of the Nineteenth Week of Ordinary Time Matthew 18 21-19 1 comes at the end of what is generally considered to be the fourth discourse in Matthew the Church or Ecclesial discourse The parable that is told is found only in Matthew rsquo s Gospel and is told by
In All Things
Gentle Reader I am on vacation nbsp Yes here in the wilds of Cohasset Massachusetts a town on the South Shore pronounced South Shaw of Boston at a large rambling house owned by the Jesuit Community of Boston College along with many other young and young ish Jesuits nbsp The bluff
In All Things
Yesterday brought news that Karl Rove was more involved in the firing of a New Mexico federal prosecutor than he has previously let on This morning brings tidings that Dick Cheney believes the statute of limitations for secrets from the Bush White House is over and that he can begin to vent his f
The Good Word
nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp The Gospel reading for the Feast of the Assumption is the Visitation that meeting made up of Elizabeth rsquo s words of greeting to Mary and Mary rsquo s poetic response to Elizabeth nbsp As is elsewhere so often the case we cannot understand this story without rec