Resources for Catholic Families
In the October 22 issue, Timothy P. O’Malley writes about his family’s struggles with infertility (“Waiting for Gabriel”).Here we offer some resources for families facing this challenge. Longing to Love: A Memoir of Desires, Relationships, and Spiritual Transformation, Timothy Muldoon”Adoption and t
On Their Way: How we grounded our daughters in faith
How we grounded our daughters in faith
Of Many Things
Of Many Things
A word from America‘s new editor
Editorials
Obama’s Scandal
Is it ever morally acceptable to detain a person, citizen or not, without charges or a trial?
Faith in Focus
Developing Worldview: From Greenwich to Ghana
From Greenwich to Ghana
Deliver Us: The sweet suffering of childbirth
The sweet suffering of childbirth
Waiting for Gabriel: Learning to Pray Through Infertility
How can you say to a complete stranger, a trusted teacher, a college classmate: “We’re infertile”?
Books
Mission Territory
Latin America is a continent of believers, but what they believe defies simple classification.
Obedient and Orthodox?
In each generation and in many languages, writers have sought to interpret Francis of Assisi anew.
After Apartheid
Nadime Gordimer explores the complexities and contradictions of life in today’s South Africa.
Art
Faith Circles: Making a mandala with paint and prayer
Making a mandala with paint and prayer
Poetry
The Monks Who Made The Book of Kells
Who were they?—the monks who made this book,
The Word
Seeing Is Believing
Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time (B), Oct. 28, 2012
Catholic Book Club
October Selection
A convert from Islam to Roman Catholicism Lamin Sanneh possesses an in-depth knowledge of two of the world rsquo s most talked-about religions In an age in which individuals and churches too-often reject interfaith dialogue in favor of hate speech protests or violence Sanneh rsquo s voice is a w
Columns
The Female Face of Faith
Religious repression and violence affect women most.
Current Comment
Current Comment
Blown Call; Faith-Based Campaigning; Who Shall Lead Us?
Faith
Mission Territory
Latin America is a continent of believers, but what they believe defies simple classification.
Waiting for Gabriel: Learning to Pray Through Infertility
How can you say to a complete stranger, a trusted teacher, a college classmate: “We’re infertile”?
News
Why (Not) Women?: Readers respond to Bishop Emil A. Wcela’s call for women deacons (Oct. 1)
Readers respond to Bishop Emil A. Wcela’s call for women deacons (Oct. 1)
Signs Of the Times
Little Being Said by Candidates About America’s Longest War
Both major candidates have kept Afghanistan on the rhetorical back burner.
Pain in Spain
Caritas Spain urged the Spanish government to consider the “sinister concrete implications” of the country’s economic crisis.
Peace in Colombia?
Peace talks were scheduled to begin on Oct. 5 in Norway, between the Colombian government and members of the F.A.R.C. guerrillas.
First Responders
Responding to hurricanes “goes right to the heart of what the church does because storms don’t just destroy buildings, they…destroy families and communities.”
Infant Mortality Down?
In just over two decades Niger has cut its rate of infant mortality in half, highlighting the benefits of universal free health care.
News Briefs
On Oct. 20 the Joseph Ratzinger (Benedict XVI) Vatican Foundation will honor the American Jesuit Brian E. Daley, a professor of theology at the University of Notre Dame.
The Female Face of Faith
When extremists bomb houses of worship, who are in those churches and schools? Women and girls. Social science tells us that women are more religious than men, by almost any benchmark and study. Whether you measure belief in God, belief in a supreme being, attendance at religious services, personal
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