Being a Christian, a partner in the paschal mystery, means sacrificing, thinking of others, following Jesus—even to laying down one’s life for others.
Peter Schineller
Peter Schineller, S.J., is a former associate editor of America.
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Jesuits in the Hierarchy
Pope Francis is the first Jesuit pope But he is not the first Jesuit cardinal archbishop or bishop How many Jesuit cardinals archbishops and bishops have there been in Jesuit history and how many are there now Today we learned that Michael Charles Barber S J was appointed bishop of Oakland
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The Titanic, Mary and the Catholic Tradition
As we recall the 100th Anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic it is interesting to see how editorials in magazines and papers and how religious leaders originally interpreted the tragic event Most commended the bravery of the crew Some blamed the ship company for reckless speed One spoke of
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Moving Forward with the Mass
The Tridentine Mass Why I Couldn rsquo t Go Back my blog post of March 8 evoked numerous comments mdash 63 to be exact These surely set me thinking Thanks to all who pitched in At this point I prefer not to revisit the debate but to move forward constructively in two directions
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The Tridentine Mass: Why I Couldn’t Go Back
An ordinary Sunday morning. I decide to go to a church that celebrates the Latin Mass every Sunday.
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A Lin-spired Reflection
LINcredible Jeremy Lin has taken NY by storm Before each game he and teammate Landry Fields have a ritual He has been called the Taiwanese Tebow but he is not Tebowing He and Landry pretend they are paging through a book and then raise hands and eyes to heaven They explain that the
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Mary MacKillop 2010 Sainthood Wines
Let rsquo s drink to the new saint nbsp nbsp How are the Jesuits celebrating the October 17th canonization of nbsp soon to be Saint Mary MacKillop nbsp nbsp In addition to coverage in Eureka Street and an editorial in America magazine 18 October nbsp the following new item from the Norther
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Happy Feast Day – Blessed John Henry Newman
Today October 9 for the first time nbsp nbsp we can celebrate the optional feast of nbsp BLESSED nbsp John Henry Cardinal Newman 21 February 1801 nbsp ndash 11 August 1890 nbsp nbsp He converted to Catholicisim on this day in 1845 nbsp Prolific writer and possibly future Doctor of the
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Report from Haiti: An interview Dr. Dianne Jean-Francois
Dr. Dianne Jean-Francois directs the work of the Catholic Medical Mission Board in Haiti and the Dominican Republic. A resident of Port of Prince, she recently visited Washington, D.C., to speak at the annual conference of the Global Health Council. While there she spoke by phone with Peter Schineller, S.J., a member of the board of directors of the CMMB. What follows is an edited account of their conversation.