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'Pastors, Not Princes'

July 6-13, 2015

Vol. 213 / No. 1

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Generation Faith
Robert MintonJune 24, 2015

Defending my beliefs with more than just words

Of Other Things
Bill McGarveyJune 24, 2015

‘Love and Mercy’ artfully reflects the genius, madness and tragedy of Brian Wilson.

Signs Of the Times

Pope Francis accepted the resignations on June 15 of Archbishop John C. Nienstedt and Auxiliary Bishop Lee A. Piche of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis. In a statement, Archbishop Nienstedt said he hopes his resignation might “give the archdiocese a new beginning amidst the many cha

Signs Of the Times
Gerard O’ConnellJune 24, 2015

Addressing “every person on the planet” in a groundbreaking encyclical, “Laudato Si’,” Pope Francis speaks frankly and passionately about the “global environmental deterioration” of “our common home,” appealing “for a new dialogue about how

Prayer for Charleston. A prayer circle forms near the Emanuel AME Church as police began a hunt for a 21-year-old suspect on June 17.
Signs Of the Times
Kevin ClarkeJune 24, 2015

Expressions of regret and horror, prayer services and moments of silence across the country followed in the aftermath of a shooting in a historic church in Charleston, S.C. The rampage on June 17 claimed the lives of nine people. Once again the nation faced the grim, inexplicable spectacle of a mass

American confidence in organized religion has dropped to new lows.
Signs Of the Times

Americans have less confidence in organized religion today than ever measured before—a sign that the church could be “losing its footing as a pillar of moral leadership in the nation’s culture,” a new Gallup survey finds. In the mid-1970s, nearly seven in 10 Americans said th

Signs Of the Times
David StewartJune 24, 2015

‘The hungry nations of the world cry out to the peoples blessed with abundance.’