The American activist and pacifist A J Muste once said There is no way to peace peace is the way His maxim is pithy but enigmatic What is the peaceful way and how do you follow it when conflicts become armed and dangerous Most of us simply don rsquo t know It is one of the tragedies of our
Ex Corde Ecclesiae the Vatican document issued by John Paul II on Aug 15 1990 describes the relationship that should exist between the Catholic Church and Catholic colleges and universities throughout the world Even before that document was issued there had been considerable discussion and deb
Privacy has no enemies Its friends date back at least to St Thomas Aquinas who wrote nemo tenetur seipsum accusare mdash ldquo no one is obliged to accuse himself rdquo Is privacy destined to erode because of the electronic footprints of e-mail the Internet cell phones and the vast amounts of
Forgive my having recourse just aboveto the legalistic idiom. Forgivemy having chosen to pursue a measuredargument, and in such lax verse. Forgiveas well my penchant for ironic tone,for all my insufficiencies—those fewcommitted here, the many others—there. And now that you are in t
The Christmas Epiphany cycle offers a series of windows into the mystery of the birth and manifestation of Jesus rather than a sequential tour through the infancy narratives The already rich fare of the Christmas season was expanded within the last century by the addition of the feast of the Holy
Two years ago on Epiphany eve I was visiting a stellar family with four exuberant little boys ranging in age from 8 to 2 Johnny age 5 and I were looking through the family Christmas cards and he seemed especially fascinated by the varied and elaborate illustrations of the visit of the Magi came
Everyone knows Christmas is about giving, and who could have any problem with an annual holiday centered on gifts? In a booming economy when consumers are spending, there are no losers; everyone gives, receives and feels good. The atmosphere saturated with preternaturally familiar sights and sounds,