City of God: Are we doomed to retreat into the desert?
The Dominic option should bring us together to transform our world, not to become isolated from it.
Of Many Things
How Queen Elizabeth put forgiveness into action
Forgiveness, of course, is much more than a feeling. It is a series of small, often painful acts that culminate in a conversion of hearts that creates the very possibility of peace. Queen Elizabeth II put forgiveness into action.
Letters
Reply All: America’s readers respond
Illusions of CertitudeAfter reading “Scalia v. Aquinas,” by Anthony Giambrone, O.P. (3/21), I was tempted to defer to the dictum, “Say good things about the deceased or say nothing.” But in fact Justice Scalia’s confidence in his ability to divine the true meaning of th
Editorials
Has President Obama fulfilled his campaign promise to rein in executive power?
Obama evinces little discomfort exercising the executive powers amassed by his predecessor.
Faith in Focus
My (accidental) year in Section 8 housing
“My quiet time in the mildew downstairs yielded this thought: it was simply time for me to live with the poor.”
Books
A Washington Dramatist
‘Mary McGrory,’ by John Norris
A Life in Letters
‘Martin Luther,’ by Scott H. Hendrix
Everybody Loves David
‘The Secret Chord,’ by Geraldine Brooks
A Chronicler of Pain
‘Voices from Chernobyl,’ by Svetlana Alexievich; ‘Zinky Boys,’ by Svetlana Alexievich
‘Hello, I Must Be Going’
‘Groucho Marx,’ by Lee Siegel
Richard Ford: How to assess the contemporary short story
Author Richard Ford on the state of the contemporary short story.
Theater
Shades of Gray: Two nuanced plays from Danai Gurira
Two nuanced plays from Danai Gurira
The Word
Gospel: Love one another
“I give you a new commandment, that you love one another”
(Un)Conventional Wisdom
The presidential hopefuls want you to know: They can take a joke.
Can a president can go too far in making fun of himself?
Columns
One Jesuit’s advice for this election season: Don’t be a jerk.
Ask God to help you see others the way God sees them.
Current Comment
New minimum wage increases need to reflect the economic diversity of the country
It is necessary for the federal government to establish a rate below which no worker should fall.
Editors: Give child migrants their day in court—and a lawyer
42 percent of children detained by the U.S. immigration system must fend for themselves.
Nepal’s vow to end child marriage
More than 140 million girls under the age of 18 will become brides between 2011 and 2020.
Faith
Gospel: Love one another
“I give you a new commandment, that you love one another”
My (accidental) year in Section 8 housing
“My quiet time in the mildew downstairs yielded this thought: it was simply time for me to live with the poor.”
Of Other Things
‘Hamilton’: It’s about rhyme
‘Hamilton’ sings/ our American song./ Teaches us things,/ the right and the wrong.
Signs Of the Times
Asia Religious Leaders React to Lahore Attack: Urge Reconciliation
Christian religious leaders across Asia called for Muslims to take a stand against Islamic extremists and seek reconciliation and forgiveness. They urged Muslims to pursue a peaceful interpretation of religion in the aftermath of the Easter massacre at a public park in Pakistan.“The attack is
Remembering EWTN’s Mother Angelica
Mother Mary Angelica of the Annunciation, P.C.P.A., founder of the EWTN Global Catholic Network, died peacefully on Easter Sunday, March 27, surrounded by the Poor Clare Nuns of Perpetual Adoration of Our Lady of the Angels Monastery in Hanceville, Ala. “This is a sorrow-filled day for the ent
Collection for Ukraine
In a surprise announcement on April 3, Pope Francis called on “all the Catholic churches in Europe” to hold a special collection on Sunday, April 24, to “alleviate the material needs” of all who are suffering “the consequences of the violence” in Ukraine. Issuing
Assumptionist Priest Killed in Congo
Founder of a website documenting the ongoing violence in North Kivu Province, the Assumption priest Vincent Machozi was murdered on March 21, shortly after he posted an article denouncing the presidents of the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda because of recent massacres in the region. Father
Country for Sale?
The domestic affairs of South Africa have been interfered with by a foreign multinational.
News Briefs
A new law in Indiana banning abortions based on potential disabilities, gender and race “reflects the love that God has for everyone by affirming that every human life is sacred,” Archbishop Joseph W. Tobin of Indianapolis said on March 24. • The United Nations on March 31 announced
Mixed Report Card for 2015
Church leaders have issued a mixed report on the health of the nation’s Catholic schools. In 2015 Catholic schools served nearly 24,000 fewer students than in 2014, although 14 new schools opened across the country.The assessment was issued on March 29, the opening day of the National Catholic
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