Tim Reidy

From Mirada Global an essay from Colombia on the need for a new ethical framework for the 21st century Nowadays we live according to the rules of a consumerist neo-liberal system which dominates the techno-scientific society with its false assertion that our planets possesses both biotic and a

Just posted to our site a Web only reflection from Bishop Gerald F Kicanas who accompanied the pope on his recent trip to Cuba The demise of the Soviet Union in the early 1990s caused great collateral damage in Cuba With Soviet subsidies gone so much fell into disrepair so many became des

A provocative essay from the Austrian Jesuit Robert Deinhammer S J courtsey of Mirada Global The vital need to protect the planet rsquo s ecosystems in a comprehensive and sustainable manner is mdash unfortunately mdash often undermined by events that derive from within the environmental movem

A very nice essay from Jim Keane S J over at The Jesuit Post Jim is studying theology in California and served at America as an associate editor If you rsquo ve been a student in a Catholic school over the past half-century and you rsquo ve spent any time studying the documents of Vatican II i

The famous Kony 2012 Youtube video brought wide attention to Joseph Kony and the abuses perpetrated by his Lord s Resistance Army in central Africa Here is another video about conflict in the region this one showing how religious leaders and laypeople in Uganda have sought to build peace through

This guest blog comes courtesy of Charles O Kroncke and William L Holahan Kroncke is professor in the department of finance at the University of South Florida Holahan is professor in the department of economics at the University of Wisconcis-Milwaukee Providing health insurance coverage as part

The White House has posted a video of the president s remarks at the third annual Easter breakfast nbsp You can read CNS s coverage of the president s speech here Tim Reidy

Mary Valle has high marks for God Is the Bigger Elvis the new documentary about the life and vocation of Dolores Hart God Is the Bigger Elvis airing on HBO April 5 is a recently Academy Award-nominated documentary about former actress Dolores Hart who left a becoming-major career in Hollyw

I am happy to report that the legendary director Martin Scorsese reads America mdash or at least the February 27 issue which featured an essay on his work by Father Robert Lauder Mr Scorsese writes to correct an oft-quoted remark that it turns out has been misattributed to his former film teach