nbsp WOODSTOCK THEOLOGICAL CENTER CLOSES nbsp A Legacy of Forty Years of Tradition and Service Washington D C February 15 2013 nbsp The Jesuit Provincials of Maryland New York and New England along with the other members of the Board of Trustees of the Woodstock Theological Center WTC h
James Martin, S.J.
The Rev. James Martin, S.J., is a Jesuit priest, author, editor at large at America and founder of Outreach.
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La herencia del papa Benedicto
nbsp For our Spanish readers a translation of quot The Pope 39 s Legacy quot by James Martin S J courtesy of Juan V Fern ndez de la Gala La renuncia del Santo Padre constituye un gesto de noble generosidad realizado en bien de la Iglesia a la que ha amado y servido durante tanto tiempo L
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The Pope’s Legacy
nbsp The Holy Father rsquo s resignation is a selfless and noble act done for the good of the church that he has loved and served for decades nbsp The resignation announced this morning and set to take effect on Feb 28 while surprising to almost everyone is not completely unprecedented nbsp
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Jesus, by the Book
Paying attention to the “Jesus of history” and the “Christ of faith.”
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Our 5,000th Issue
nbsp Yesterday we at America began working on quot putting to bed quot the 5 000th issue of the magazine We celebrated that milestone in suitably modest style pizza in the editorial office The editors and staff thank God our Lord for being able to nbsp serve God 39 s people since the magazine
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The Society of Jesus on Roe v. Wade
nbsp Society of Jesus Statement on the 40th Anniversary of Roe v Wade 22 January 2013On this 40th anniversary of Roe v Wade the Society of Jesus in the United States the Jesuits the largest religious community of priests and brothers in the Roman Catholic Church vigorously affirms our opposi
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An Irish Priest’s Defiance: Some Context
nbsp An Irish priest Tony Flannery CSsR has announced that he plans to defy the Congregation of the Doctrine of the Faith 39 s silencing of him An article from today 39 s New York Times appears accurate but since there will probably be a great deal of discussion about this topic and since t
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Great News: New Edition of “With God in Russia”
nbsp Here is some great news After almost a year of planning and preparation America Press has released today a brand-new Kindle edition of the classic memoir With God in Russia by Servant of God Walter Ciszek SJ whose cause for canonization has just been announced America Press was the orig
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Should We Forgive Lance Armstrong?
nbsp I have some very complicated feelings about Lance Armstrong 39 s upcoming confession and I presume apology on Oprah Winfrey 39 s show As a Jesuit a priest a Catholic and a Christian I believe that everyone deserves the opportunity for forgiveness nbsp Our faith is founded on a forgivi
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She Loved Prophetically
nbsp Here is one of those strange confluences in the spiritual life nbsp Last night I read that Jeanne Manford the founder of PFLAG Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays died at the age of 92 In 1972 after her son was beaten at a gay demonstration and the police failed to intervene she