The Hard Hand: Human rights violations in Mexico
Luis Arriage Valenzuela, S.J., is the director of Centro de Derechos Humanos Prodh, a Mexican human rights center begun in 1987 as a response to increasingly repressive policies by the Mexican government. Centro Prodh’s goal is to defend, promote and advocate for human rights through legal assistance. I spoke to Fr. Valenzulea about the current…
A Critical Moment: Barack Obama, Notre Dame and the future of the U.S. church
At critical moments in life it is important to take stock. The demand from many Catholic bishops and lay leaders that the University of Notre Dame rescind its invitation to President Obama to deliver the 2009 commencement address is surely a critical moment in the relationship between the Catholic Church in the United States and…
A Shared Meal: Despite differences, Passover and Easter occupy a similar sacred space.
The events of the Seder and the form and meaning of Passover can be a very real part of the events of Holy Week and of the central story of the Christian tradition.
Reading Karl Rahner: Twenty-five years after his death, Rahner’s works still illuminate.
Twenty-five years after his death, Rahner’s works still illuminate.
The Smiling Christ: The final in a series for Lent
The final in a series for Lent
Jesus the Prisoner: A Lenten reflection on The Mocking of Christ
A Lenten reflection on The Mocking of Christ
Greenspan’s Folly: The demise of the cult of self-interest
The demise of the cult of self-interest
Advocate for the World’s Poorest: Cardinal Oscar Rodriguez on reducing extreme poverty
Cardinal Oscar Rodriguez on reducing extreme poverty
Of Many Things
Of Many Things
Like everything else, the structures we create age, diminish and eventually die.
Letters
Letters
Realpolitik I am a Venezuelan missionary priest working in the United States, and I make frequent visits to my home country because of my ministry. I deeply agree with your editorial on Venezuela (“A Future With Mr. Chávez,” 3/16). I would like your readers to focus their attentio
Editorials
Star Struck
Why the church should celebrate the Year of Astronomy
Books
Southern Expressions
A new biography of Flannery O’Connor, reviewed
A Vacillating Believer
What can the letters of Graham Greene tell us about the man?
Art
Jesus the Prisoner
Gerrit van Honthorst’s painting The Mocking of Christ is a painful reminder of the cruel, sardonic mocking of prisoners at Abu Ghraib.
Television
Welcome to the ‘Dollhouse’
From the creator of ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer,’ a new show with much to say about the inviolability of human dignity.
The Heavenly City
A new PBS documentary looks at the many faces of Jerusalem.
Poetry
Jesus and the Muses
Whoever hears voices has heard the muses.
The Word
Love to the End
Palm Sunday (B), April 5, 2009 Easter Sunday (B), April 12, 2009
Columns
Accounting for Torture: ‘What are our moral obligations as disciples of a tortured God?’
‘What are our moral obligations as disciples of a tortured God?’
Culture
A Vacillating Believer
What can the letters of Graham Greene tell us about the man?
Current Comment
Current Comment
Science and Ideology; A Face by Any Other Name
Faith
The Complex History of Indulgences
In the wake of Cardinal Walter Kasper’s call for a clarification of the doctrine on indulgences, John O’Malley, S.J., offers this short history.
Signs Of the Times
Obama Speaks on Moral Guidelines in Science
President Obama said he would be happy to avoid ethical disputes if alternatives to embryonic stem-cell research turn out to be equally promising.
Despite Criticism, Notre Dame Standing Firm
The Notre Dame president called President Obama’s upcoming visit “a basis for further positive engagement.
News Briefs
Mary Ann Glendon (left), former U.S. ambassador to the Vatican, will receive the University of Notre Dame’s Laetare Medal on May 17.
Agents of Reconcilation, Guardians of Memory
In a major address in Krakow, Cardinal Stanislaw Dziwisz assessed the progress of Jewish-Catholic relations in Poland over the last half-century.
The Complex History of Indulgences
In the wake of Cardinal Walter Kasper’s call for a clarification of the doctrine on indulgences, John O’Malley, S.J., offers this short history.
Vatican Official: Mercy after Abortion
The president of the Pontifical Academy for Life criticized a hasty public declaration of the excommunication of the girls mother and doctors.
Alternative to Female Circumcision
The Diocese of Meru has developed a ritual called An Alternative Rite of Passage, which formally marks a girls passage into adolescence.
Bishops Address Drug-Related Problems
Prelates in several Latin American countries have spoken about the problem of drug trafficking in recent months.
News Briefs
Mauricio Funes (left), a journalist and proponent of liberation theology, was elected president of El Salvador on March 15.
Activists Press for War Crimes Investigation
While thirteen Israelis died during the conflict, at least 1,400 Palestinians, mostly civilians, perished.
Mexican Church Officials React to U.S. Border Plans
Homeland Security plans to deploy federal agents to the southern border region are receiving mixed reviews from Mexican Catholic officials.
Burke Apologizes to Fellow Bishops
The archbishop said Randall Terry told him the videotaped interview would be used to encourage pro-life workers in their cause.
Cardinal Speaks on Reciprocity Policy
The Vatican does not have clear guidelines for applying the principle of reciprocity, said Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran.
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Culture
Vatican
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