William Van Ornum

Exactly fifty years ago John F Kennedy was inaugurated President of the United States and during the past week we have been reminded both of his inaugural address and also of the death of one of his last living close associates Sargent Shriver Let us also look back on Kennedy s commitment with p

Massachusetts it is time for the anti-bullying law to be implemented and a writer in the Boston Globe hopes its implementation does not suffer the same fate as an anti-hazing law that was enacted after the 1984 death of a college student who died of acute alcohol poisoning after an enforced hazing

Several years ago I discovered a treasure in a used book store Spiritual Exercises by Karl Rahner S J NY Herder and Herder 1965 This was not written like an ordinary book as Father Rahner never intended it to be one Each year Rahner gave eight-day retreats based on the Spiritual Exercises

This week many of us go back to school as teachers or students we teach or take courses where the subject matter is more or less specialized within a discipline In the field of psychology one will find a wide range of topics in Introduction to Psychology but after that the courses will become sp

An article in the journal Psychology of Religion and Spirituality outlines a study on Folk Conceptions of Virtue Among Cambodian Buddhists and Christians A Hermeneutic Analysis Of the many immigrant peoples who have come to the United States in recent years Cambodian American culture is a signi

Michael O rsquo Loughlin noted here last week that the devil will be making an appearance on television in the fall The Exorcist Files will recreate stories of real-life hauntings and demonic possession based on cases investigated by the Catholic Church Meanwhile in England Jonathan Tulloch upd

Our excellent discussion nbsp on nbsp standardized tests and evaluating educational systems in foreign countries got me to thinking about the quality of teaching both in the United States in general and in our Catholic school systems in particular In the U S A George Bush has been left behind an

This new year 2011 will mark the 150th anniversary of the United States Civil War The New York Times has been presenting excellent pieces that look back on this deadliest war in American history a war so brutal that historians contend it was the most deadly confrontation in humankind until the tre

Several months ago America reported on the Gender Gap for Development Goals in Central and South America especially countries like Panama Venezuela Brazil and Mexico–where more than half of women who work in non-farm jobs have no benefits or security One reason for this of course is lack o

When I began writing for In All Things in the Spring I hoped to get across a few ideas on psychology and Catholicism but the task has grown greater and more enjoyable I m very grateful for everyone who has read my thoughts offered responses and challenges and shown interest in other topics pl