Refracting the Light
They are married, single, divorced and of every nationality and ethnic group. Their ranks include professionals, laborers, students, military and immigrants. Some are straight, some gay, some are parents and some have disabilities. The common ground is that they are Catholic young adults, defined by
Women’s Spirituality In the Workplace
On a cold Monday evening just before last Christmas, 22 Chicago women gathered to discuss how they live out their spirituality in the workplace. The group, responding to an invitation from the Archdiocesan Women’s Commission, included white-collar and blue-collar workers of various ages and et
Adult Faith Formation: Will It Catch On This Time?
With growing clarity and insistence, voices within the church—both official and unofficial—speak repeatedly of the importance of the faith formation of adults to the life and vitality of the church. Of course, adult faith formation is not a new concern. Most of the ecclesial documents th
Food for Young Appetites
On the surface, the scene is not unusuala group of young men and women laughing and talking in an informal setting while munching snacks and sipping beer. Dig a little deeper, however, and you will find that a unique objective unites these individuals. A burning hunger, not for physical nourishment
Of Many Things
Of Many Things
If Broadway producers can do it, why not book publishers? “It” is the revival, in the case of theater, or the reissue, in the case of books. Heaven knows there is ample need for updated editions of longstanding classics, or what the industry calls “backlist staples.” And spea
Letters
Letters
Old and New
The Vatican Concordat With Hitler’s Reich (9/1), by Robert A. Krieg, confirms what had to be the case in history. It has always seemed intuitive to me that the Catholic Church must have made a pact with the devil in order to survive Hitler’s grasp.
It was the conclusion of the article that…
Editorials
Valiant Women
The evening sun is perceived as still setting when in fact it has already dipped below the horizon. Something similar happens in other contexts. A historic period, for example, may actually have ended before the people it shaped quite realize it has gone. An instance of this is suggested almo
Faith in Focus
Christ the Teacher
Last Saturday my eighth-grade son took the Catholic high school entrance exam as part of the process of applying to the three local Catholic high schools that he is interested in attending next year. He took five pencils with him, though they suggested he bring two. His best friend brought a Power B
Books
Spiritual Discipline
The Princeton University sociologist Robert Wuthnow is the dean of American sociologists of religion His innovative research and prolific writings have deeply informed both scholars and church administrators Over the years he has written ground-breaking studies on many subjects the restructuring
At the Heart of It
Luke Timothy Johnson professor of New Testament in the Candler School of Theology at Emory University has contributed the volumes on James and 1 and 2 Timothy in the Anchor Bible Commentaries and on Luke and Acts in the Sacra Pagina series He has also published The Real Jesus 1996 Religious Ex
The Word
The Right Stuff
Anyone hungry for a heated discussion needs only raise the topic of criteria for ministry in the church today Before they know it they will be deluged with such complicated issues as lay ministry women rsquo s ordination celibate priesthood homosexual candidates to name but a few Such issues
Columns
Peace Has Taken Hold
The headlines seem to herald an imminent return to violence and mayhem. Leaders who have made compromises are denounced as traitors. Diehards insist on living up to their labels. The public fears a return to the terrible days of war. Outside observers warn of a threat to democracy.The Middle East? N
News
Signs of the Times
Boston Archdiocese Settles Abuse Cases for $85 MillionLess than six weeks after becoming head of the Archdiocese of Boston, Archbishop Sean P. O’Malley, O.F.M., has made the largest financial settlement in U.S. church history with hundreds of victims of sexual abuse by Boston priests. The sett
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