nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Two stories about Jesus that I think will be a guide for Lent are His nbsp calling at the time of his baptism and nbsp his temptations in the desert which immediately follow this baptism story nbsp The descent of the Spirit into Jesus and the words from on High yo

In case you missed The Colbert Report last night here s a conversation about vocation the vow of poverty and an unusual new image of God James Martin S J

The Church in New York and indeed all of America rejoices this morning at the announcement that Pope Benedict XVI has named Archbishop Timothy Michael Dolan to be the next Archbishop of New York I have never seen Archbishop Dolan that he didn rsquo t have his arm around someone We first met in R

Danny Boyle's 'Slumdog Millionaire'

A slide show of the famous Spanish pilgrimage

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Mary Pat Kelly's 'Galway Bay,' reviewed

The pope, the Curia and the Society of Pius X

What can the social sciences tell us about the good life?

Crisis Threatens Stability In Latin America While Latin American leaders initially struck a positive note in the face of the global economic downturn, most are now hurriedly drafting plans to create jobs, keep financial systems from collapsing and shore up social programs in the event of a prolonged

The Greater Good I read with eagerness the 10 letters and memos addressed to Barack Obama (“Mister President,” 1/19). I read them in the light of Ignatian spirituality, namely, the discernment not only of good things that need to be done but also of what is the “greater good”

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Is there a reason beyond obligation for going to church For Timothy Radcliffe O P former master general of the Dominican order we go to church to receive a gift mdash a share in God rsquo s life through faith hope and love and to be sent forth to live by what we have received The major thesi

Film as a spiritual experience

We seem unable to extend the rules we live by to others.

The paradoxes of Ash Wednesday

Gus Van Sant's 'Milk,' reviewed