James Martin, S.J.

As I explained in this week s Of Many Things our culture section will nbsp feature web only material which may escape notice of those who contumaciously nbsp cleave only to the print edition of the magazine nbsp This week two offerings nbsp a review of the new movie Julie amp Julia a dua

Barbara Ehrenreich nbsp is my favorite social critic nbsp Her book Nickel and Dimed On Not Getting by in America saw Ms Ehrenreich take on a minimum-wage job as a waitress to see if she could make ends meet nbsp The journalist wanted to investigate whether the pervasive myth of the lazy poo

Yeah I know there are already so many blogs you feel like you have to read–In All Things and nbsp The Good Word of course as well as nbsp Dotcommonweal Whispers in the Loggia Clerical Whispers First Things the Deacon s Bench The Anchoress nbsp and on and on–but here s a new one to add to yo

As Jesus says What goes around comes around nbsp Or at least he should have said it Here s something that has nbsp just about knocked me over in the past few days nbsp A few years ago I wrote a nbsp brief memoir called In Good Company which told the story of a move from the corporate worl

Sr Mary Ann Walsh RSM nbsp is the tireless and talented director of media relations for the USCCB who also writes the USCCB media blog nbsp When someone of her prominence starts to wonder about some of the aspects the Apostolic Visitation you should take notice nbsp Here s an excerpt Then

News from CNS on the Apostolic Visitation of women s religious orders in the US details of the questionnaire to be sent to the orders with questions on almost every aspect of the nbsp women s nbsp life nbsp identity understanding of religious life governance effectiveness of the order s st

Tomorrow July 31 nbsp or today depending on when you re reading this is the Feast of St Ignatius Loyola founder of the Society of Jesus aka the Jesuits nbsp To nbsp celebrate the day here is a favorite passage from his Autobiography which marks not only the beginning of the saint s convers

I can t figure out if this is a blessing or a curse nbsp A computerized Rosary the Rosary Companion nbsp which has the mysteries and even Hail Marys and Our Fathers spoken aloud is now available nbsp On the one hand it nbsp may be nbsp a boon for the lonely for nbsp those nbsp for whom ag

nbsp It s always pleasant business to report good news from the Catholic publishing scene nbsp Actually good news from a surprising source nbsp Last year Orbis Books full disclosure Robert Ellsberg the publisher is a friend and Orbis published one of my books published a book by Jim Dou