This guest blog comes courtesy of the Rev Michael P Orsi research fellow in law and religion at the Ave Maria School of Law Monsignor William J Lynn former Secretary for the Clergy in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia has been sentenced to 3-6 years in prison for child endangerment A j
Tim Reidy
Tim Reidy is the deputy editor in chief of America Media.
A Look Back at the World Science Festival
Just posted to our site from Brian Konzman S J The fifth annual World Science Festival took place over five days in New York City in June You can find my blog posts from the festival here I attended four events on a range of fascinating topics from the ldquo elusive neutrino rdquo to th
Life with the Lakota
Just posted to our Web site a look at a Jesuit mission on the Lakota Sioux reservation in South Dakota If you are looking for hope in South Dakota you do not look at numbers and percents and totals Among the native Lakota people social issues like alcohol drug abuse and teen suicide rack up
The Idolatry of Weapons
We are pleased to post this guest blog from Thomas A Shannon Shannon is professor emeritus of religion and social ethics in the department of humanities and arts at Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Massachusetts The terrible tragedy last week in Aurora CO ironically just miles from the site
Journey Moments
From our friends at The Jesuit Post a new series on journeys For many people summer is a time to journey a time to travel to hit the road and to explore Throughout the summer TJP will bring you stories about these journey moments We rsquo ll hear from young women who are walking across S
Listening to Jerry Sandusky
Just posted online Patrick Fleming a psychotherapist and co-author of Shattered Soul Five Pathways to Healing the Spirit after Abuse and Trauma nbsp WordStream Publishing 2011 and Broken Trust Stories of Pain Hope and Healing from Clerical Abuse Survivors and Abusers writes on why it impera
Women Religious: ‘Into the Future’
Just posted to our Web site Nancy Sylvester IHM a former leader of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious and NETWORK writes on the journey of women religious since Vatican II The bishops are right Women religious have changed not only in the United States but throughout the world We
‘America’—Now on the Nook
We are happy to announce that America is now available on the Nook the e-reader from Barnes amp Noble Nook offers an excellent experience for magazine readers Each issue is downloaded as a PDF so you can see the magazine layed out as you would in print format And there are links for easy read
‘In All Things’ Wins at the Catholic Media Conference
We are happy to report that In All Things received top honors from the Catholic Press Association at the Catholic Media Conference this weekend The category Best er Online Group Blog A hearty thanks to all of our contributors mdash their unique mix of social and spiritual analyses is truly wo
Margaret Farley and the Mystery of Human Sexuality
This homily delivered on the Feast of Corpus Christi comes courtesy of Rev Robert Beloin the Catholic chaplain at Yale University It rsquo s been a busy week for Catholics Following on the heels of recent leaked papers from the Vatican the firing of the head of the Vatican bank the arrest of
