I recently returned from a trip to Ireland including a visit to Dublin and its surrounding towns I was lucky enough to have time for a stop at Mercy International Centre the first house of mercy established by Catherine McAuley foundress of the Sisters of Mercy The house is located on Baggot St
Kerry Weber
Kerry Weber joined the staff of America in October 2009. Her writing and multimedia work have since earned several awards from the Catholic Press Association, and in 2013 she reported from Rwanda as a recipient of Catholic Relief Services' Egan Journalism Fellowship. Kerry is the author of Mercy in the City: How to Feed the Hungry, Give Drink to the Thirsty, Visit the Imprisoned, and Keep Your Day Job (Loyola Press) and Keeping the Faith: Prayers for College Students (Twenty-Third Publications). A graduate of Providence College and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, she has previously worked as an editor for Catholic Digest, a local reporter, a diocesan television producer, and as a special-education teacher on the Navajo reservation in Arizona.
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Intimacy Issues: The disappointing platitudes of ‘The Sessions’
The church’s view of sex is more nuanced than “The Sessions” gives it credit for.
Posted inIn All Things
Cardinal Dolan and Pope Benedict Offer Congratulations (and Reminders) to Obama
According to a U S C C B press release Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York president of the U S Conference of Catholic Bishops congratulated President Barack Obama Nov 7 the day after his re-election as President of the United States The U S C C B released the text of the letter this mornin
Posted inIn All Things
Why A Romney Victory Would be Good for Catholic America
On this election night Mark Stricherz nbsp offers guest blog post below on why a Romney victory would be good for Catholics Stricherz is the Capitol Hill correspondent for The Colorado Observer a contributing reporter for The Daily and author of Why the Democrats Are Blue Secular Liberalism
Posted inCatholic Book Club
October Selection
A convert from Islam to Roman Catholicism Lamin Sanneh possesses an in-depth knowledge of two of the world rsquo s most talked-about religions In an age in which individuals and churches too-often reject interfaith dialogue in favor of hate speech protests or violence Sanneh rsquo s voice is a w
Posted inOf Many Things
Of Many Things
It is all to easy for me to view the world as something I’m fighting against rather than rooting for.
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What does Paul Ryan Mean for the Catholic Vote—and the Church?
Mitt Romney named Paul Ryan as his running mate this month drawing even more attention to the man whose name even before the GOP nod was on the lips of Catholics around the country While Ryan rsquo s pro-life views and his stance against same-sex marriage have been praised by some Catholics bis
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Poverty, Unions, Race and the Bishops’ Labor Day Statement
More than 12 million Americans are looking for work these days and last week the U S bishops called attention to the tough economic reality faced by many Americans In a statement ldquo Placing Work and Workers at the Center of Economic Life rdquo Bishop Stephen E Blaire of Stockton chairman
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A Tribute to Sr. Jackie
The following is a guest reflection from Sr Camille D Arienzo R S M a journalist author radio commentator and Sister of Mercy living in the Diocese of Brooklyn N Y Newsday rsquo s front page story about a nun killed by a hit-and-run driver on a country road in Water Mill N Y included a p
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Theology Behind Bars: A Jesuit chaplain brings St. Ignatius to San Quentin.
A Jesuit chaplain brings St. Ignatius to San Quentin.