James Martin, S.J.

Our friends at Salt amp Light have posted an nbsp unofficial transcription of an address by William Cardinal Levada prefect of the CDF nbsp on Anglicanorum coetibus the Vatican nbsp document on nbsp the reception into the church of nbsp members of the Anglican communion nbsp Cardinal Levada

One of my favorite terms in publishing is the ldquo pub date rdquo which refers not to the night when you go out for a beer with pals at your local haunt but the publication date of a book nbsp Anyway for the last four years I rsquo ve been working on a book called at various times The Jesu

Glenn Beck said last week on his eponymous radio and nbsp television shows that Christians should leave churches that preach ldquo social justice rdquo Mr Beck equated the desire for a just society with mdash wait for it mdash Nazism and Communism nbsp I m begging you your right to r

From the Denver Post a Catholic preschool has denied entrance to a student because her parents are a lesbian couple A preschool student at a Catholic school in Boulder will not be allowed to return next school year because the student s parents are two women and the Denver Archdiocese says their h

It s amazing what you find on the Internet nbsp Searching for some information nbsp about Pedro Arrupe I stumbled upon this superb five-part documentary on the life and legacy of the former superior general of the Society of Jesus which was produced in 2008 by Georgetown University nbsp

On NPR s Weekend Edition with Scott Simon talking about the Society of Jesus finding God in all things prayer poverty chastity and suffering–all in just 6 minutes and 17 seconds nbsp James Martin SJ nbsp

St Edmund Campion SJ has been nbsp honored at the Church of St Mary the Virgin at Oxford as reported by Mark Silk I m happy to report that St Mary s now commemmorates Campion and 21 other men of his era with a plaque that reads at the top REMEMBER THE MARTYRS OF THE REFORMATION BOTH CATHOLI

A lot according to Peter McDermott an editor at the Irish Echo nbsp For one thing work together nbsp For another don t boo against the home team nbsp He offered these insights in person the other day and I asked him to send me his blogpost nbsp Besides how could I resist posting someth