James Martin, S.J.

News today that Karl Malden died at the age of 97 I liked him best in quot The Streets of San Francisco quot nbsp where he played the gruff-but- unflappable nbsp cop to Michael Douglas s hotheaded rookie reminded me of his seminal role as Fr Pete Barry the priest in the film nbsp quot On t

On our web-only quot Books amp nbsp Culture quot section is a nbsp terrific review by Fr nbsp Robert Barron of a movie you may not have heard of but which nbsp Fr Barron says is well worth seeing quot The Stoning of nbsp Soraya M quot nbsp nbsp Here s the first part which should whet y

This stunning photo of a newly discovered mosaic of St nbsp Paul was released today by the Vatican nbsp nbsp The story was carried in the London Times H T David Gibson at Pontifications nbsp nbsp nbsp Isn t it nbsp breathtaking nbsp nbsp nbsp Here s a clip from the Times quot Vatican a

Here s Dan Gilgoff nbsp at US News nbsp amp World Report with nbsp a nbsp look at nbsp Obama s planned rollout of a common ground approach to reproductive health issues like abortion and contraception nbsp Stay tuned As the White House readies its plan for finding common ground on repr

nbsp Okay I know you rsquo re swamped and I know you already have a pile of things to read for the summer but let me add to your load in a most friendly and encouraging way nbsp And by way of proof let me also excerpt a bit from each book to give you a soup ccedil on of what awaits you Firs

As you probably know the Jesuit St Claude la Colombiere was the spiritual director to St Margaret Mary Alacoque who received the visions of the Sacred Heart in Paray-le-Monial in France nbsp In a vision Jesus was said to have told Margaret Mary who was having a hard time getting anyone in h

At the opening of the Year for Priests copyeditors note for not of Pope Benedict XVI has released an extended letter to priests worldwide nbsp nbsp In his exhortation the Holy Father nbsp emphasizes the themes of service devotion and piety nbsp nbsp Using the example of St Jean Vianney

Frederico Lombardi S J the Vatican spokesperson has called the nbsp planned nbsp upcoming priestly ordinations of members of the schismatic Society of St Pius X illegitimate nbsp The order founded by Archbishop Marcel Lefevre pictured here nbsp in the wake of his rejection with many of

Dan Gilgoff who covers and covers very well the religion beat for US News amp World Report nbsp has this news about the Obama administration gearing up to address the abortion issue head on nbsp Gilgoff nbsp says that Obama will announce his plan as early as this summer nbsp Get ready n