Two contributors consider Benedict XVI's encyclical on the economy

Orphanage staffers are overwhelmed by the number of children being dropped off because their families cannot feed them.

Jesus had just worked a miracle feeding nbsp over 5000 people with 5 loaves and 2 fish nbsp Because of this the crowd followed him till it caught up with him in Capernaum nbsp Jesus initial remark to them seek the bread that does not corrupt but remains unendingly the bread which the son o

Today July 31 is the feast of St Ignatius Loyola It is also the customary time for Jesuit Provinces to publish ldquo The Status rdquo the annual announcement of changes of assignment for members of the province In days long past Jesuits would gather round the bulletin board after lunch or d

Have I been transformed Have you been transformed In both 2 Corinthians 5 17 so if anyone is in Christ there is a new creation everything old has passed away see everything has become new and Galatians 6 15 for neither circumcision nor uncircumcision is anything but a new creation is e

Not perhaps since the infamous 19th century fiction Maria Monk has such a fanatically anti-Catholic tract appeared as the pamphlet that circulated for the last four months among troops of the Israeli Defense Force According to a report in Haaretz the respected Israeli daily July 19 the brochure

What was accomplished by the now notorious meeting for a few beers at the White House at which President Obama and Vice-President Biden welcomed Harvard Professor Henry Louis Gates Jr and Cambridge police officer James Crowley Unlike the imbroglio over Rev Jeremiah Wright President Obama did n

The biennial conference for the International Academy of Practical Theology IAPT began today in Chicago Illinois hosted at the Catholic Theological Union The IAPT is a collection of scholars from around the world who specialize in the theological study of practice whether social cultural or ec

One of nbsp the readings nbsp which can be used for the Feast of St Ignatius Loyola is Luke 14 26-33 nbsp In these words to a crowd Jesus speaks of what in the first century was called nbsp hatred nbsp In his nbsp teaching Jesus mentions a series of objects to be hated if one is to be his di

Tomorrow July 31 nbsp or today depending on when you re reading this is the Feast of St Ignatius Loyola founder of the Society of Jesus aka the Jesuits nbsp To nbsp celebrate the day here is a favorite passage from his Autobiography which marks not only the beginning of the saint s convers

We know from several sources that the ancient Greeks had a tradition of giving a meal to those who were about to set out on a journey Before long the gift of the meal extended to other gifts necessary for travel clothes food and blankets In Greece this custom came to be called the ephodion In

I can t figure out if this is a blessing or a curse nbsp A computerized Rosary the Rosary Companion nbsp which has the mysteries and even Hail Marys and Our Fathers spoken aloud is now available nbsp On the one hand it nbsp may be nbsp a boon for the lonely for nbsp those nbsp for whom ag

How long O Lord asks the psalmist Just when you want to applaud the compromise efforts in the House and Senate aiming to reduce the cost of the health care overhaul acknowledging the justifiable concern of some on the right that it is too pricey you see these two headlines across the top of

nbsp It s always pleasant business to report good news from the Catholic publishing scene nbsp Actually good news from a surprising source nbsp Last year Orbis Books full disclosure Robert Ellsberg the publisher is a friend and Orbis published one of my books published a book by Jim Dou

Isn t your guardian angel nbsp supposed to guard you You remember the old prayer nbsp Angel of God my guardian dear to whom God s love commits me here ever this day be at my side to light and guard rule and guide nbsp Light and guard nbsp Well maybe not nbsp Or at least maybe

Sen Lindsey Graham R-SC was the only Republican on the Judiciary Committee to vote in favor of confirming Sonia Sotomayor as the next justice of the United States Supreme Court Graham said that while he would not have nominated Sotomayor he believes that presidents are entitled to their choices

You nbsp thought I was going to castigate The New Yorker again didn t you nbsp Wrong nbsp As I mentioned when I disagreed with Paul Rudnick s piece on nuns I usually love TNY nbsp Viz this week s issue has a nbsp top-flight piece by Joan Acocella who wrote on the best articles I ve ever re