James Martin, S.J.

Here s an unusually perceptive article on the fifth anniversary of Cardinal Sean O Malley s installation as archbishop of Boston something that I would consider in the wake of Cardinal Law s departure an almost impossible job nbsp Michael Paulson at the Boston Globe does nbsp his usual

America will shortly be publishing a brief review of mine of The Duty of Delight nbsp the dazzling new collection of Dorothy Day s diaries but you might want to check out this new piece in The Tablet for a fuller treatment nbsp The book is simply stunning nbsp And as I mention in The Table

nbsp Here I am in Los Angeles about to start a retreat when I pick up today rsquo s The Los Angeles Times carrying stories about mortgage-bank woes gay weddings forest fires and the like nbsp Buried in the Arts section is a thumbnail review of the new documentary about Roman Polanski ldq

The Times of London is reporting that in preparation for the not-too-far-off canonization of Venerable John Henry Newman his remains are to be ldquo disinterred rdquo and placed on view in order that the faithful may venerate them or more precisely him nbsp ldquo The Vatican has ordered t

As he had on his trip to the United States in April Pope Benedict XVI addressed reporters on his recent flight to Sydney Australia about the sex abuse crisis in the country that he is about to visit nbsp Once again even before landing he takes up the issue mdash of particular import as he be

Sacrilege is a potent word nbsp The Catholic Encyclopedia defines it as a nbsp violation or injurious treatment of a sacred object nbsp Now P Z Myers an associate professor at the University of Minnesota in Morris has decided that nbsp Catholic reverence for the Eucharist is a throwback to

Here s the link to the new website for Catholics for Obama nbsp We believe they write that Senator Obama s vision of seeking common ground and working towards the common good offers a unique opportunity to build a more just and humane society consistent with Catholic values The usual Re

Sally Quinn who now famously nbsp received Communion at nbsp Tim Russert s nbsp funeral Mass a few weeks ago in Washington D C and which we commented on here a post that prompted much animated discussion has responded to her supporters and her critics with a new post on the On Faith blo

Just in nbsp from NCR The archdiocese of St Louis authorized the video recording of a Catholic women rsquo s ordination ceremony that took place in a synagogue last November It then used the video along with photographs apparently taken from the video as evidence to punish a Catholic nun who a