Francis X. Clooney, S.J.

Cambridge MA As you might have guessed I am not a film critic I go to few films and the ones I watch on free cable TV I watch in bits and pieces almost never seeing a film beginning to end Nevertheless once in a while I do head down to the wonderful Kendall Square Cinema to catch some unus

Cambridge MA The Gospel for today Sunday November 6 is the familiar story of ldquo the wise and foolish virgins rdquo from Matthew 25 ldquo Then the kingdom of heaven will be like this Ten bridesmaids took their lamps and went to meet the bridegroom Five of them were foolish and five wer

Cambridge MA Like other readers of In All Things I am grateful to Austen Ivereigh for his eye-witness coverage of the meeting of religious leaders at Assisi the other day by a papal invitation All reports indicate that nothing sensational was said or done in the brief gathering but the fact th

Cambridge MA You have probably read the sad story of the little girl in Foshan China who on October 13 wandered into traffic and was hit by a passing van She lay in the street for seven minutes or so without any help from those passing by until a second vehicle hit her She died today Octobe

Cambridge MA As promised this is a brief follow-up on the visit of the Sultan of Sokoto the spiritual leader of some 80 000 000 Muslims in Nigeria and the surrounding area to Harvard on October 2-3 Harvard sees many many dignitaries visit campus and so the arrangements seemed rather smooth

Cambridge MA One of the bonuses of blogging for America is to read the comments that ensue on any given issue Not that I agree with all such comments of course and it is ok that the flow of debate among commenters sometimes travels far from the original posted piece as if it were merely an occ

Cambridge MA As readers of this blog know many of my reflections on religions and dialogue come out of my personal study and teaching Occasionally though as professor and now Director of the Center for the Study of World Religions I get involved in interreligious learning and dialogue of a gr

Cambridge MA Readers of my blog not infrequently comment kindly that my reports are interesting and that the issues I raise as I raise them must surely ring true in an academic setting ndash but not in the wider community larger world where more down to earth direct dialogue is needed This

Cambridge MA The following has been written for posting on a 9 11 remembrance board at Harvard Divinity School At Christmas 2000 I preached on the version of the birth of Jesus we find in the holy Qur rsquo an ldquo The new-born baby said lsquo Lo I am God rsquo s servant God has given m

Cambridge MA In my last blog just two days ago I promised a follow-up in which I reflected further on ldquo the Hindu-Christian dialogue of the future rdquo which ldquo will be more comprehensive and engaging than any we have known up to now since we can no longer give without receiving rd