Standing in Solidarity: Reaching out to our brothers and sisters in Iraq
BAGHDAD—In her book “Kitchen Table Wisdom,” Dr. Rachel Naomi Remen reminds us that while the simple loving gesture of “kissing the boo-boo” does not take away the pain and suffering that a child feels, it does take away the loneliness felt in suffering.
Suffering and fear dominate the lives of so many, too many, around…
From Condemnation to Conversion: Seeking restorative justice in the prison system
Seeking restorative justice in the prison system
Of Many Things
Of Many Things
Leonard Woolf and the “habit of loving”
Letters
Letters
Make Charities Catholic Re “Fighting Bias” (Current Comment, 10/31): The federal government’s recent denial of funds for the U. S. Bishops’ Office of Migration and Refugee Services should come as no surprise. Whoever controls funds controls how the funding agencies operate. T
Editorials
Failure to Communicate
The current breakdown in relations between Beijing and the Vatican has been difficult to watch.
Faith in Focus
Night Shift: How I learned to take homelessness personally
How I learned to take homelessness personally
Books
Attorney at Large
The bumpy intellectual journey of Clarence Darrow
The Everyday Poet
William Carlos Williams rejected the poetic conventions of the time in favor of a distinctly American verse.
Television
To the Ends of the Earth: Robert Barron’s ‘Catholicism’
Robert Barron’s ‘Catholicism’ is an exercise in evangelization as much as education.
Poetry
Weather
Tonight thunder hangs on the sky
The Word
What Are You Watching For?
Introducing America's new Word Columnist
Columns
The Better Life: Are ordinary Catholics too taken in by the Gospel of More?
Are ordinary Catholics too taken in by the Gospel of More?
Current Comment
Current Comment
For Better or Worse; Civic Piety; Vatican Science Project
Signs Of the Times
U.S. Military Response ‘Should Be off the Table’
Even if Iran has been pursuing nuclear capability, a military response meant would lead only to more instability, says Notre Dame’s Gerald Powers.
Annual Mass Unites Both Sides, Even Through a Border Fence
“This Mass is a sign of solidarity, especially for immigrants who try to cross the border and encounter so many troubles to reach their goal.”
Syrian Death Toll Passes 3,500
The brutal crackdown on dissent in Syria continues unabated despite the signing of an Arab League peace plan on Nov. 2.
Hanoi Catholics Urged To Remain Calm
A mob led by government officials attacked a convent and church in early November.
Religious Leaders Seek To Preserve Foreign Aid
The Rev. David Beckmann, president of Bread for the World, said that the funding at issue supports the most basic aid for poor people abroad.
News Briefs
After being denied in June, federal funding for the AmeriCorps Education Awards disbursed through the Catholic Volunteer Network has been restored to 75 percent of its 2010 funding.
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