Francis X. Clooney, S.J.

Cambridge MA I blog for America under the ldquo In All Things rdquo title not ldquo The Good Word rdquo but since I preach most Sundays I am occasionally tempted to cross the line and comment on the Sunday readings Perhaps it is auspicious to begin 2010 this way so here is a reflection on

Cambridge MA Some of you may remember that I marked the Triduum 2009 by drawing on Paramahamsa Yogananda rsquo s The Second Coming of Christ reflecting on how he explained the meaning of Holy Thursday Good Friday and the Resurrection Take a look My point was in part that we do well to listen

Cambridge MA In November Vincent Nichols the Archbishop of Westminster and President of the Catholic Bishops rsquo Conference of England and Wales visited the great Hindu temple in the Neasden section of London As the Westminster website explains ldquo the visit took place on Saturday 21 No

Cambridge MA As you know President Obama gave his Nobel Prize speech the other day in Oslo It is a fine and thoughtful speech well worth our meditation so be sure to read it It should make us proud that we have this very intelligent and insightful man as our president I worry though that h

Cambridge MA You may have read Kenneth Wolfe rsquo s Op-Ed piece in Sunday rsquo s New York Times Week in Review Latin Mass Appeal Mr Wolfe rsquo s argument has to do with what he considers the undue and ill-considered influence of Father and later Archbishop Annibale Bugnini on the reform

Cambridge MA When I wrote last about the value of more rather than fewer religious images in our lives I cited my essay ldquo Goddess in the Classroom rdquo Then it occurred to me that I rsquo ve said little about my teaching this semester even my current course on Hindu Goddesses and the B

Cambridge MA You will have heard by now about how the European Court has decreed that crucifixes in Italian classrooms are illegal a violation of the rights of those who wish not to be confronted with such religious symbols The debate is a fascinating one that the Court should interfere in loca

Cambridge MA Here is Mr Manohar rsquo s latest entry to our conversation following upon my recent reply to him The following are his comments with my additions clearly marked and italicized nbsp nbsp nbsp ldquo In this post I wish to consider two difficult issues ndash dialogue and the

Cambridge MA I had intended not to blog on another topic until after Mr Manohar and I finish our first round of exchanges in Hindu-Christian understanding but can rsquo t help making this brief entry today mdash in light of the just passed feast of Diwali and NPR rsquo s report this morning o