In the fourth installment of quot The Living Word quot lecture series New Testament scholar nbsp Amy-Jill Levine will present quot Jesus rsquo Parables Jewish Stories Christian Interpretations Universal Lessons quot The event nbsp will take place Wednesday March 11 at 6 30 p m at the Ame
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Crossing Borders
In some sense the Christmas story is one of borders. The Gospel of Luke tells us that the Holy Family’s journey begins with a population divided, a census of “the whole world…each to his own town” (2:1-3). And, in the Gospel of Matthew, Mary and Joseph travel to Bethlehem, then f
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Following Francis in Sri Lanka, the Philippines: On-the-ground coverage of the papal trip
Pope Francis will make his second trip to Asia, with stops in Sri Lanka and the Philippines, from Jan.12 to 19. Gerard O'Connell, America's Rome correspondent, is accompanying the pope and will provide ongoing coverage and analysis. O'Connell writes that "mercy and compass
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Isolation has been given 50 years to “work” in Cuba; that has been more than enough time to demonstrate its ineffectiveness.
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Torture Is Still With Us
The results of the Senate’s investigation into C.I.A. practices presents a serious moral challenge to all Americans.
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Vatican suggests that the church’s conditional acceptance of deterrence is no longer functional.
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A Nation of Immigrants
Administration action on immigration is only a first step in long road to comprehensive reform.
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Full Coverage of Final Report on Apostolic Visitation of Women Religious: A roundup of America’s reporting and reactions
A roundup of America’s reporting and reactions
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New law provides additional oversight and training for federal child care program.
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Impunity in Honduras
Campesinos agitating for land rights, journalists and human rights activists face violence and intimidation.