Gaza’s Children: The innocent victims of wartime violence
The innocent victims of wartime violence
The Apostolate of the Pen: From May 24, 1952
I am expected, I was told, to say a few words about the “Apostolate of the Pen.” Let me confess that I would prefer not to do so, for I am afraid of big words. Moreover, any expression intended to designate some human activity should be used by those it concerns to mean the kind…
The Future of A Multicultural Church: Allan Figueroa Deck on ethnic ministry
Allan Figueroa Deck on ethnic ministry
The Coming Crisis: How will priests fund their retirement?
How will priests fund their retirement?
King David’s Legacy: Barack Obama’s debt to a Catholic boss
Barack Obama's debt to a Catholic boss
Of Many Things
Of Many Things
The art of teaching, especially for the rookie, is counterintuitive.
Letters
Letters
And God Saw That It Was Good As both a scientist and a Christian, I appreciated “Teaching Evolution,” by Paul Cottle (9/15). But there are several important theological aspects of the debate that he and other Christian apologists for evolution seem to ignore. First, a basic tenet of evol
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Persecution in Orissa
Is Gandhi's dream of religious amity imperiled?
Faith in Focus
Blessings
One person touches another, and the consequences are far-reaching.
Forgiving God: Can we make sense of suffering?
Can we make sense of suffering?
Books
For the Common Good?
Stephen Tipton’s ‘Public Pulpits,’ reviewed
The Dangers of Exceptionalism
The French writer Guy Sorman has taught economics served in public office traveled widely and authored numerous books on contemporary affairs But he is first and foremost a devout democrat His firm belief in the universality of democracy shines through in The Empire of Lies a book that challeng
The Wisdom the World Needs
What Gandhi and Jesus can teach us
An Alternative Theology
Aviad Kleinberg a professor of history at Tel Aviv University belongs to that not inconsiderable number of contemporary historians who have taken seriously the cult of the saints in the history of Christianity That interest in the saints has been especially energized by Peter Brown rsquo s The Cu
Art
‘Life Right Now!’: Bruce Springsteen in concert
Bruce Springsteen’s music touches on the the edge of religious imagery. But will it ever evolve?
Poetry
La Migra
With sleep in her eyes she parts the curtain,
The Word
It’s Never Too Late
Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time (A), Sept. 28, 2008
Columns
Dear Senator McCain: ‘In the 21st century, nations don’t invade other nations.’ — John McCain
Your problem is a war problem.
Current Comment
Current Comment
Honor Killings in Pakistan, Downward Spiral in Zimbabwe
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Indian Court Urged to Protect Christians The Catholic Church in India has petitioned the country’s Supreme Court to protect Christian lives and property in Orissa State. Archbishop Raphael Cheenath of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar told the Asian church news agency UCA News Sept. 2 that the church decide
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