In All Things

They say that the fruit does not fall far from the tree It took me a few days to actually watch the controversial ad run by a group Keep America Safe which was co-founded by Liz Cheney former deputy assistant secretary for Near East Affairs and daughter of former Vice President Dick Cheney Repu

Thanks to our friends at Pax Christi USA for calling our attention to the forthcoming release of the Obama administration s first Nuclear Posture Review Executive Director Dave Robinson reminds us of the critical issues at stake The congressionally mandated review will set the role nuclear weapons

Some 100 traditionalist Anglican parishes in the US have voted to take up Pope Benedict s offer to be received corporately via the ordinariate scheme The Anglican Church in America ACA website says the decision was taken 3 March The Daily Telegraph has good coverage here That means America nb

It s amazing what you find on the Internet nbsp Searching for some information nbsp about Pedro Arrupe I stumbled upon this superb five-part documentary on the life and legacy of the former superior general of the Society of Jesus which was produced in 2008 by Georgetown University nbsp

While interviewing the Archbishop Roberto Gonzalez of San Juan Puerto Rico for a profile that will appear soon in the Tablet he said that the culture of Puerto Rico had been ldquo generated rdquo in the Church This is a central theme in the New Evangelization that has been such a prominent part

On NPR s Weekend Edition with Scott Simon talking about the Society of Jesus finding God in all things prayer poverty chastity and suffering–all in just 6 minutes and 17 seconds nbsp James Martin SJ nbsp

The jaw-dropping revelations of the appalling double life of Mexico s Marcial Maciel just keep coming James Ellroy wouldn t write such stuff and expect anyone to buy it Two years after his death the execrable life and times of the founder of the powerful Catholic religious order the Legion of Chr

Every few months I sit down with a colleague or friend of the magazine to discuss a book that may hold a special interest for America readers Usually a novel the books are chosen based their artistry and the ways in which–implicitly or explicitly–they address Catholic themes nbsp The most re

My client is not in a hurry the great Catalan architect Antoni Gaud iacute 1852-1926 used to say when people asked him when his Sagrada Familia cathedral would be finished It looks now as if his client is chivvying things along News from Rome is that Pope Benedict will consecrate this work o

Kudos to Representative Bart Stupak the pro-life Democrat from Michigan who has insisted throughout the health care debate that he wanted to see a bill pass provided it did not include government funding of abortion While deals were being made on virtually every other issue he dug in his heels d