“All of the musical settings need to be rewritten,” said Annette Wright, a director of music from Ray Township, Mich.
Signs Of the Times
Common Ground on Immigration
In a statement dated July 12, Cardinal Roger Mahony cited five areas of commonality.
AIDS Study Supports Faith Leaders’ Work
A new UN study sponsored lends credibility to faith leaders who have long argued that behavioral change is key to combating the spread of AIDS.
Professor Defends Muslim Center
The campaign to prevent the construction of a Muslim community center near the site of the World Trade Center attacks is emblematic of an “Islamophobia,” John L. Esposito said.
News Briefs
Two weeks after the government of Peru threatened to expel Paul McAuley, a La Salle brother and British missionary known for his environmental defense work, the president of the Peruvian bishops’ conference expressed his “full support for the…[country’s] missionaries in their work of evangelization.”
Faith, Hope and Humpty
“Funny,” she said, “How much right-side-up can come from upside down.” This hopeful message greets me every morning when I sit down at my desk and reread the card a very understanding friend sent to me during my recent upheavals. The picture accompanying the caption shows someone b
New Benchmarks for a Just and Stable Economy
New laws may help keep Wall Street in line, but what’s next?
Nonviolence Becomes Palestinian Protest Strategy
Palestinians learn nonviolence to resist Israeli occupation.
Venezuelan Cardinal Defends his Criticism of Chavez Government
Venezuela’s Cardinal Jorge Urosa Savino butts heads—again—with President Hugo Chavez.
Young Catholics Resist Land-Grab for Bio-fuel
Catholic activists in India push back against land-use conversions from food to bio-fuels.
