In All Things

First an introduction I am a licensed clinical psychologist and a committed Catholic with a strong interest in the ways in which the Christian faith and psychology intersect As a contributor to In All Things I hope to explore these ideas and respond to readers questions about my field of study n

Tomorrow I vote nbsp And it s not easy I thought it would be made easier by the Citizens UK General Election Assembly on Monday night declaration of interest I helped organize it which was in the words of the Archbishop of Westminster last night the most interesting moment of the election

Last week was I thought President Obama rsquo s best week The proverbial split-screen of television news had him traveling the Midwest visiting factories sleeves rolled up talking up the beginnings of the economic recovery that is restoring consumer confidence and hopefully soon will bring d

A little more than a week after Gov Jan Brewer signed Arizona s controversial new immigration law Cardinal Roger M Mahony spoke on the moral imperative of immigration reform last night at Fordham University The event was sponsored by America and Fordham s Center on Religion and Culture At the

H T to my friend and former colleague Kevin Canfield for calling my attention to today s release of the latest album from the Hold Steady Heaven is Whenever Such an occasion should not go unnoticed so here is the early review from the Washington Post The spirituality inherent in the concert ex

The eight UN Millennial Goals were unveiled with great splash and fanfare in 2000 with 189 UN member states formally endorsing them as a sort of solemn covenant The eight goals encapsulated previously agreed upon targets from a number of special UN sessions on international development With the

This week s cover story looks at Matteo Ricci the Jesuit missionary to China in honor of the 400th anniversary of his death In conjunction with that article we have reprinted Matteo Ricci s Lesson to a Modern Missionary from 1996 Mark White a Jesuit novice at the time reflected on Ricci s l

HIV-positive prisoners in two southern states Alabama and South Carolina face daily stigma and harassment because of their status According to an April joint report by the ACLU and Human Rights Watch titled ldquo Sentenced to Stigma rdquo inmates in HIV units are forced to wear armbands or ot

The New York Times offered some great coverage of the events and emotions surrounding the final days of St Vincent s Hospital which closed for good this past Friday Staff gathered for a Mass and barbeque and offered each other support And while many mourned the loss they also remembered the goo

UPDATED – the original inexplicably dropped the last two graphs of my post My apologies for the computer gnomes One thing I confess I enjoy about some conservative commentators is that they never ever sing out of tune You turn to their analysis and you know what awaits you the tired arguments