Margaret Thatcher once quoted Our Lord by saying As Jesus of Nazareth said and I think rightly nbsp nbsp So as Pope Benedict XVI said and I think rightly the Catholic Church needs to use all the methods of the modern media at its disposal to spread the good news nbsp I would add that t

Just in time for Holy Week editorial director Karen Sue Smith has narrated an audio slide show of Holy Week 2008 at the Franciscan Renewal Center in Scottsdale Arizona Also known simply as The Casa the center is known for quality of its music liturgical dance and drama and the enthusiastic pa

Just in time for Holy Week editorial director Karen Sue Smith has narrated an audio slide show of Holy Week 2008 at the Franciscan Renewal Center in Scottsdale Arizona Also known simply as The Casa the center is known for quality of its music liturgical dance and drama and the enthusiastic pa

In anticipation of Bob Dylan s new album Together Through Life out at the end of the month author Bill Flanagan interviewed him for Times Online nbsp The interview covers everything under the sun and Dylan s as weird as ever but the nbsp chat is fascinating for its glimpses of how the

Cardinal Francis George of Chicago clarified his previous remarks about the decision by the University of Notre Dame to invite President Obama to deliver this year rsquo s commencement address He said his remarks were taken out of context Here is a link to a video of his comments that was posted b

Typically the problem with many successful secular types be they politically liberal or conservative is that they do not see what we believers see when they look at the Church Liberals see a dark oppressive institution Conservatives see a prop for Americanism a defender of good order and the

Over a year in planning our centennial issue is now finished and in the mail Kudos to production editor Stephanie Radcliffe for doing much of the heaving lifting If you re a subscriber and eager to see the final product you can download all 92 pages by simply clicking on the cover image on

Most priests nbsp would rather do ten baptisms than one wedding nbsp Or maybe two funerals nbsp Why nbsp Weddings are often nbsp overly focused on the incidentals the reception hall the reception food the dress the flowers the color of the groomsmen s tuxes than the um nbsp sacrament

The President rsquo s first trip overseas is drawing to a close with his visit to Turkey today It is difficult to over-state the differences between Mr Obama rsquo s place on the world stage and that of his predecessor although partisans on both sides will do their best to achieve precisely that

nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp From a recent ad in my local newspaper HAVING KIDS IS GREAT WHAT IT DOES TO YOUR BODY ISN T The ad goes on ostensib

I wrote something different for Palm Sunday than what I am posting here but felt it was too personal to post not with respect to me but with respect to neighbors friends my family and my parish I did not identify anyone by name with the exception of a kind and good neighbor identifying him a

As we hope you ve noticed with our new redesign in January we ve expanded our nbsp culture coverage in the magazine and to that end Father Christiansen has asked me to serve as America s first Culture editor nbsp Does that mean you re going to have to cultivate a British accent

Lent is coming to a close That news may prompt some people to say Thank God Lent is seen as a time of penance of giving things up mdash and of well seriousness Most people think Christianity is like that year-round Humorless Depressing Boring Christianity is seen as a path of deadly

It is entirely understandable that the President of France and the Chancellor of Germany took the occasion of the G-20 summit in London to gloat After years of listening to the Anglo-Americans tell them they were economically-speaking fuddy-duddies wedded to archaic regulatory schemes that imped

So the new Archbishop of Westminster will be the current Archbishop of Birmingham Vincent Nichols He was always the front-runner and his appointment will come as little suprise It was clearly not the shoe-in that some always thought it would be The appointment took much longer than anticipated

It is wrong to boast but I can t help myself I am delighted to discover that I have been attacked by Bill Donohue at the Catholic League I confess that I actually like Donohue sometimes and I think there is a place for an organization that attends to the ways our culture is hostile to the fait

Two unrelated events have scratched some of my great discontents Besides it is a dreary rainy day in Washington the kind of day that turns one rsquo s thoughts towards malcontentedness President Obama met with the Queen of England and no one - not in the media which has so many outlets you migh

Cardinal Francis George has now entered the fray regarding Notre Dame rsquo s invitation to President Barack Obama to deliver the commencement address this year A total of nine bishops have issued statements on the matter which have sadly come precariously close to disrespecting the President and

POPE rsquo S MISSION INTENTION - APRIL nbsp 2009Missionary Intention Christians as Signs of Hope to the Poor That Christians who work in areas where conditions are desperate for the poor the weak women and children may be signs of hope due to their courageous witness to the Gospel of solidarit