The day after I finished reading Margaret Silf rsquo s Wayfaring I had an encounter with a young woman who helped me experience the value of this magnificent book about journeying I was riding my bicycle along the Boston side of the Charles River when I saw a woman whose eyes were filled with tear
Shakespeare rsquo s Brutus says There is a tide in the affairs of men Which taken at the flood leads on to fortune It is more than 30 years since Kevin Phillips published The Emerging Republican Majority accurately forecasting a deep-seated shift of American sentiment toward the conservative
It is not often that one finds a book on Asian Catholics written by an American and published in the United States that is not only informative and thought-provoking but also presents a deep insight into the developments in the Asian Catholic Church that have thus far garnered very little attention
The coming weeks present a troika of parables that conclude the public teaching of Jesus in Matthew These constitute his final testament to the disciples a manual of discipleship for life ldquo between the times rdquo of Jesus rsquo earthly presence and his triumphant return They have a menaci
Does ordination mean a Catholic priest gives up his right to speak out on political issues? Does a minister, rabbi or imam have to remain silent when asked which candidate he or she favors? And does the Internal Revenue Service’s ban on political activity by churches rule them out as sites for
Vatican Names Commission to Revise Sexual Abuse NormsThe Vatican announced the names of the members of a new joint commission set up to study and revise some elements of the U.S. bishops’ sexual abuse norms. The U.S. commission members include Cardinal Francis E. George of Chicago and three ot