Shortly before her death in 1997 the renowned English-born American poet Denise Levertov published two volumes of selected poems The Stream and the Sapphire brought together 38 poems on Religious Themes from Levertov rsquo s large and varied corpus It traced in the poet rsquo s words my slow mo
My local newspaper’s front page headline read Barbaric, a word uttered by the director of the Iraqi Defense Ministry’s operations room
In the world of the Bible sheep and shepherds were common sights so it was not unusual for ancient Near Eastern kings and rulers to adopt the image and title of shepherd That was natural and even irresistible since shepherds care for their flocks provide leadership and direction for them and pr
When we participate in the Eucharist, we place ourselves in the history of God’s people.
Sudanese Smoke ScreenVictims in Darfur of rape, murder and the burning of villages by government-sanctioned janjaweed militia have yet to see perpetrators brought to justice. Nor is it likely that this will happen, given the Sudanese government’s reluctance to hold them accountable. A day afte
McCarrick Warns Against Partisanship in ChurchCardinal Theodore E. McCarrick sharply warned the U.S. bishops on June 15 that "the intense polarization and bitter battles of partisan politics may be seeping into [the] broader ecclesial life of our Catholic people and maybe even of our [bishops&r