I suspect readers of The Good Word would enjoy this week s podcast an interview with Mario J Paredes of the American Bible Society As the Roman Catholic liaison for ABS Mr Paredes coordinates outreach to Catholic leaders throughout the country He has helped setup Bible summits featuring not
Tim Reidy
Tim Reidy is the deputy editor in chief of America Media.
Should the UN Be in Haiti?
From Mirada Global an interview with Ricardo Seitenfus Representative of the Organization of American States Mission to Haiti There are 10 thousand Blue Berets in Haiti Is this productive The system within the UN system is not adapted to the Haitian context Haiti is not an international threat
Why Monogamy Matters
Thought someone might post this yesterday and chances are our loyal readers have already seen it But I suspect it will spark an interesting conversation Ross Douthat writing in Monday s New York Times In 2002 the study reported 22 percent of Americans aged 15 to 24 were still virgins By 2008
Why Monogamy Matters
Thought someone might post this yesterday and chances are our loyal readers have already seen it But I suspect it will spark an interesting conversation Ross Douthat writing in Monday s New York Times In 2002 the study reported 22 percent of Americans aged 15 to 24 were still virgins By 2008
A Recurring Tragedy in Rio
From Mirada Global an examination of the perennial floods in the mountains of Rio de Janeiro mdash and why nothing has been done to prevent them The whole of Brazil and even the rest of the world have witnesses the situation that the State of Rio de Janeiro faces due to the rains and the floods
Repentance in Ireland
Just posted to our home page this video commentary from Fr Jim Martin on the symbolic acts of repentance by two church leaders in Ireland Tim Reidy nbsp
Fay Vincent on George Hunt
Thanks to former Baseball Commissioner Fay Vincent for sending this remembrance of George W. Hunt, S.J.
For Brazil to Succeed…
From Ciudad Nueva via Mirada Global a report on crime in Brazils infamous favelas and what can be done about them The successful experience of the Police Pacifying Units UPP in Portuguese confirm the need to invest in training The results achieved in the favelas where they have been plac
A Country with 1M Superfluous People?
From Cuidad Nueva via Mirada Global a look at poverty in Argentina One of Argentina rsquo s unresolved matters in its Bicentennial is related to poverty which increased notoriously during the lsquo 90s when it rose to over 40 The country has natural resources and it is far from being overp
What Do the WikiLeaks Cables Say About Latin America?
From Mensaje magazine via Mirada Global Thousands of secret cables from U S diplomacy published by WikiLeaks show us an unflattering portrait of Latin America The reports from the embassies to Washington have two clearly different messages One is in the analysis of U S diplomats This level
