This is the third and final volume of a historical and systematic overview of comparative theologies of the church A significant contribution to the contemporary debates on ecclesiology among the churches it follows two comparative historical volumes providing a theology ldquo from below rdquo

Third in a series for Advent and Christmas

Some poetry for the soul

Vatican Praises Galileo as a Man of Faith Sixteen years after Pope John Paul II said the Catholic Church erred when it condemned the 17th-century astronomer Galileo Galilei, the Vatican secretary of state said the astronomer was “a man of faith” who recognized God as creator of the cosmo

Was Adam Smith Wrong? A Wave of Hate

How should we think about bankruptcy?

Michael O rsquo Neill McGrath O S F S had never heard of the Catholic nun and gospel singer Thea Bowman while she was alive but once he discovered her as we learn in this splendid short memoir she transformed his life ldquo I like to tell folks that I have a little black nun inside of me rd

Why did Pius XII act as he did?

Christmas Poems New Directions. 96p $11.95 A wonderful stocking stuffer, this collection of Christmas poems, carols and ballads (assembled by the publisher) draws from the literature of many places and times—spanning, in fact, almost 2,000 years. Its contents of 84 entries very tidily provide

Purple was the color of the wealthy and of the highest nobility and royalty This purple garment put on Jesus together with the crown woven for the occasion from thorn branches witness to the fact that Rome has accepted kingship as the crime Jesus has made a crime worthy of death As one

Shout for joy Sing joyfully Be glad and exult with all your heart On that day it shall be said Fear not be not discouraged The Lord your God is in your midst A mighty savior He will sing joyfully because of you And renew you in His love

In between all the sad news about the death of Cardinal Dulles you may have missed some wonderful news about one of his Jesuit brothers nbsp John nbsp Foley SJ the founder of the Cristo Rey network of schools providing education nbsp funded in part by nbsp work-study jobs for poor youths ac

Like a fire there appeared the prophet Elijah You Elijah it is written are destined in the time to come to put an end to wrath before the judgment day of the Lord to turn back the heart of each person to every other person Blessed is he who shall have seen you Elijah before he dies

Avery Dulles Disciple of Jesus A version of this nbsp post nbsp will appear in the Jan 5 version of the magazine Cardinal Avery Dulles S J died December 12 2008 nbsp after a long illness A prolific author Cardinal Dulles rsquo s most influential work was perhaps Models of the Church 19

Assisted suicide is back in the news in Britain because of two poignant stories with a lethal cocktail of accompanying dilemmas is it right to take your own life to end great suffering Should it be illegal for people to help you do so And is it right to show an assisted suicide on television Th

Funeral Plans have been announced by the New York Province of the Society of Jesus for Avery Cardinal Dulles SJ who died this morning at the Jesuit infirmary at Fordham University There will be a Mass of the Holy Name of Jesus particularly for Jesuits in New York and religious and cl

nbsp Cambridge MA My reflections last week made clear my hope that in this Advent season we can engage in interreligious intercultural learning by considering as an example the teaching on the birth of Lord Krishna in the world according to the Bhagavad Gita I continue now with verses I c

Thus says the Lord your Redeemer the Holy One I the Lord your God teach you what is for your own good and lead you on the way you should go If only you would pay attention to my commandments

Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair sat down with religion reporters in New Haven on Thurday before his final class on Faith and Globalization at Yale University and the America Magazine Podcast was in attendance Click here to listen And if you haven t already subscribed to our podcast

Today the church lost a world-historical figure His Eminence Avery Cardinal Dulles SJ nbsp For many Jesuits they have lost a great friend Avery nbsp Let me tell you a few brief stories about my generous friend nbsp Others knew him far better than I did many Jesuits studied with him over