Will Darfur Dance Again?: A first-person account
My recent visit to Sudan corresponded with the first Sudanese bishops annual meeting in Khartoum in nearly 20 years that included both northern and southern bishops. The bishops, separated by a long civil war, were again united, and the joy was palpable. After a jubilant open-air Mass, nearly 5,000
Catholic Social Teaching Meets Wall Street: Do good while doing well.
Gulnora Huseinova was in trouble. When she got divorced a few years ago, she was left to care for her child, which is no easy matter for a single woman in Khujand, Tajikistan. She decided to start her own business at the local market, but she needed $800 to purchase grain. The problem was that…
Of Many Things
Of Many Things
The 2008 election could be an historic turning point for the U.S.
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Letters
Intellectual Nourishment The editorial Jaw, Jaw, Not War, War (10/15) was a well-argued analysis of this most frightening situation. It is too bad that such essays in America do not receive wider dissemination in either the secular or religious press. A conversation among like-minded persons is fine
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Two Red Hats
Two Americans join the college of cardinals.
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In Mystic Silence: Where East and West can meet
I lead a little meditation group at Sophia University in Tokyo. Every Saturday afternoon we sit around the Blessed Sacrament, some in the lotus position, others on chairs. I myself, alas, no longer sit in the lotus but have to use a chair. We sit in silence for an hour before celebrating the Euchari
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We Never Will Be Missed
I beheld cried the prophet Jeremiah and lo there was no man and all the birds of the heavens had fled 4 25 KJV One part of the Bible that has gained in heft thanks to the technological horrors of modernity is the apocalyptic genre When visionaries in either testament describe a global catac
From Gods Mouth to Our Ear
A new books looks at the sacred Scripture of three religious traditions
Not a Liberating Vision
With The Mother of the Lord the Pontifical International Marian Academy offers the reader a systematic academic presentation on the person and mission of Mary the mother of God The preface of the work explains what this book is and by virtue of that explanation the reader understands what this
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Paperboy
He moves with burglars and police
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The Roots of Christian Spirituality
It has become customary to celebrate the feast of Christ the King on the last Sunday in the church year Our main guide during this past year has been Luke a master of Christian spirituality We have covered many topics pertaining to Christian spirituality and placed them in the context of Lukes na
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November Selection
During the month of November we remember–and honor–all the saints and the souls of all the just A Sister of Notre Dame de Namur named Dorothy Stang is one of these elect Her life story is one of commitment to spreading the Good News promoting peace and justice fighting for the poor and oppress
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A Grim Task: Why bother with the difficult, dangerous and depressing job of counting the dead in Iraq?
Come play with us under the blanket, Mama.” I don’t have to be asked twice. I set aside my work, civilian casualty figures for the Iraq war, and join the kids under the tent they’ve made of my grandmother’s afghan. “Tell us again about your grandma,” they ask, and
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Current Comment
Hollywoods Drama Strike! After an 11th-hour bargaining session between representatives of the Writers Guild of America and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers failed, the Writers Guild called a general strike on Nov. 5 for the 12,000 scribes covered by the guild. It has been almo
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Women Foundation Heads Meet With Vatican OfficialsA group of U.S. and European Catholic lay women representing their family foundations traveled to Rome last month to discuss the role of women in the church with leading Vatican officials. Representatives of the Amaturo Family Foundation, the Mary J.
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