In All Things

nbsp Cambridge MA My reflections last week made clear my hope that in this Advent season we can engage in interreligious intercultural learning by considering as an example the teaching on the birth of Lord Krishna in the world according to the Bhagavad Gita I continue now with verses I c

Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair sat down with religion reporters in New Haven on Thurday before his final class on Faith and Globalization at Yale University and the America Magazine Podcast was in attendance Click here to listen And if you haven t already subscribed to our podcast

Today the church lost a world-historical figure His Eminence Avery Cardinal Dulles SJ nbsp For many Jesuits they have lost a great friend Avery nbsp Let me tell you a few brief stories about my generous friend nbsp Others knew him far better than I did many Jesuits studied with him over

Drew Christiansen S J America s editor in chief has written a special commentary on the Vatican s new instruction on bioethics Dignitas Personae Among the topics taken up in the instruction are in vitro fertilization cloning and stem cell research You can read it here The full text of D

This morning we received this announcement from the New York Province of the Society of Jesus This is to inform you that Avery Cardinal Dulles died this morning at about 6 30 at Murray-Weigel Hall nbsp Funeral arrangements will be announced shortly May he rest in peace nbsp Murray-Weigel H

Three years ago December 10th 2005 Sosoliso Flight 1145 crashed attempting to land in Port Harcourt Nigeria On board were over 100 passengers including 61 from Loyola Jesuit College Abuja Nigeria 60 died one of our students survived and is still receiving medical attention I was Presid

Just a reminder that we are posting weekly Advent reflections over at The Good Word and on our YouTube page nbsp Here is Associate Editor Matt Malone S J on a song that always reminds him of the Advent season

President-elect Obama should nationalize Amtrak rsquo s rail lines and build high-speed rail lines connecting major cities throughout the East Coast and Industrial Midwest Amtrak already receives a federal subsidy because it can rsquo t make a profit There are two major reasons it can rsquo t make

Cardinal George Pell the archbishop of Sydney Australia about to celebrate the Tridentine Mass in Rome on Dec 8 H T to orbiscatholicus blogspot and Robert Mickens James Martin SJ