James Martin, S.J.

Here is some analysis sent to us by Thomas J Reese S J senior fellow at the Woodstock Theological Center and former editor-in-chief of America Catholic voters ignored the instructions of a group of vocal bishops and delivered 54 of their vote for Barack Obama as president of the United States

Last night for the majority of Americans of all backgrounds especially for African-Americans and other minority groups was an intensely moving one–one that as Michael Sean Winters wrote will take time to appreciate digest and analyze But it was not simply a profound moment for Ameri

Here s a fun video courtesy of Bustedhalo com on the saints and Halloween nbsp Special credit goes to exec producer Mike Hayes Bill McGarvey and Jarrad Venegas for showing how nbsp Catholic history and tradition can be made–dare I say–lighthearted with some cool video techniques nbsp And

From CNS Friend of murdered Jesuits in Moscow expresses shock over deaths By Regina Linskey Catholic News Service WASHINGTON CNS — A Chilean priest who was friends with the two Jesuits murdered in Moscow expressed sadness and shock over their deaths Everything is so weird Jesuit Father Tom

From the Press Office of the Jesuit Curia in Rome this morning nbsp Two Jesuits Fathers Otto Messmer and Victor Betancourt killed in Moscow On Saturday 25 October Father Victor Betancourt an Ecuadorian Jesuit working in the St Thomas Philosophical Theological and Historical Institute in M

Let rsquo s talk about Father Gill first nbsp Last night on the absolutely superb season finale of the AMC hit show ldquo Mad Men rdquo the priest came back in the midst of a show that considered abortion suicide infidelity confession forgiveness and mortality nbsp nbsp This season

Posada a nbsp moving film about unaccompanied immigrant children which we profiled in nbsp a January 2007 issue of nbsp America nbsp garnered nbsp the nbsp Best Short Documentary Award from the 2008 Orlando Hispanic Film Festival on October 12 nbsp Congratulations Felicidades to Mark McGregor

The ever-resourceful David van Biema religion reporter at Time and Time com has this provocative piece online on who should become a saint nbsp Some are already en route some are poised to step or more accurately be placed on the path some may simply surprise you nbsp See if your list ma

Last night in Scranton Pa nbsp Bishop Joseph nbsp Martino arrived nbsp unexpectedly at a church-sponsored forum on the presidential election and as the local newspaper puts it vehemently expressed his distaste for what was said about the church s stance on voting for pro-choice candidates

Were it not a Sunday tomorrow October 19 nbsp Masses would be celebrated to commemorate nbsp the Feast Day of the North American Martyrs the eight Jesuit priests and brothers martyred in Canada and New York the result of their work with native peoples in New France nbsp They are sometimes k