Cambridge MA When the election was upon us in the past few weeks I was writing in this column about love now that Barack Obama is our president-elect it is a moment to reflect on the meaning of the election Instead of any wide-ranging reflection mdash I am no pandit mdash I would like simp

A fifth story Mark includes under the second passion resurrection prediction of Jesus has to do with little children finding access to Jesus Though no reason is given why people sought Jesus blessing it seems obvious to say that they trusted that through him the blessings of God would embrace

What today's church can learn from Paul

Pastoral theology and practice in Paul's letters

The task before the country is to sustain the citizen interest evident during the 2008 election.

Rediscovering a time-honored devotion

The Duty of Delight The Diaries of Dorothy Day Edited by Robert Ellsberg Marquette Univ. Press. 700p $42 This first edition of the collected diaries of Dorothy Day is bound to become a modern spiritual classic. Many Catholics already know some basic facts about the American-born founder of the Catho

A questionable take on the Incarnation

Bishops and the USCCB, Do Rocks Have Rights?

Who was St. Paul?

Report Links Religious Freedom to Democracy A nation that lacks freedom of religion is stunting its own social, economic and political development, said speakers presenting an annual report on religious freedom around the world. Religious freedom guarantees the establishment and protection of democr

Seventy years ago this November, a synagogue was burning in a little German village of Christians and Jews. Many smelled smoke wafting through the windows. Someone heard Mrs. Lowenstein shouting, “Our synagogue is burning. Please, help!” But the street remained silent. The only other voi

A slideshow of Pauline pilgrimage sites

Food production is not keeping up with demand.

Was Paul an egalitarian or a chauvinist?

A pilgrim's guide to some Pauline sites

Hammering Out the Issues In contrast to the sledgehammer approach used by many priests and bishops, the Rev. J. Brian Bransfield (“Conscientious Election,” 10/13) offered a thoughtful and nuanced argument. However, his list of significant moral dilemmas is telling. He writes that “

To understand what St Paul was saying in his letters we also need to appreciate how and why he was saying it Paul rsquo s letters which are the earliest complete documents preserved in the New Testament were written to predominantly Gentile Christian communities in the Greco-Roman world With t

A typically astute article by Peter Steinfels--one of his very best--in The New York Times on the Catholic vote here Here is Steinfels Many Catholics may understandably feel that the bishops are talking out of both sides of their mouths Catholics are not supposed to be single-issue voters b