Embryonic Confusion: Understanding church teaching on stem cell research
Late last month, I engaged in a public conversation with Princeton Professor Robert George and former Vatican Ambassador Mary Ann Glendon on exploring common ground on life issues with the Obama administration. During our discussion, held at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., I suggested that pro-life Catholics might find a level of…
America Wins at the CPA
America’s Web site has been awarded first place for the second year in a row by the Catholic Press Association. Many thanks to all of our friends and contributors for making this happen.
A New Vision: What Catholic social teaching offers a nation of consumers
What Catholic social teaching offers a nation of consumers
A Tragedy Unearthed: One priest’s quest to document the horrors of the Holocaust
One priest’s quest to document the horrors of the Holocaust
Gone Walkabout: A Jesuit makes his way down under.
A Jesuit makes his way down under.
Peace Begins Here: Relationships are crucial to building good will in the Middle East.
Relationships are crucial to building good will in the Middle East.
Of Many Things
Of Many Things
A city dweller takes a ride on Phoenix rail
Letters
Letters
Bush’s War In “A Death in the Family” (5/18), David O’Brien seems to absolve George W. Bush of responsibility for the invasion of Iraq by saying it is not his war. Yet we invaded only because the Bush administration lied to us about the reason for the invasion. The fighting i
Editorials
Community of Disciples
If the polarization of the church does not stop, Catholicism will cease to be a force for change.
Faith in Focus
Detroit’s Patron
Father Solanus Casey saw beauty in situations where others saw only devastation.
Ready or Not…: My uncommon father
Remembering my uncommon father
Ideas
Grace and the Grotesque: Flannery O’Connor on the page and screen
Flannery OConnor was a storyteller whose characters represent the strangest sort of people on earth.
Books
What Will Wrought
Did Shakespeare create modern culture?
The Gospel Truth
Each year at Easter time one of the news magazines will feature a cover story on Jesus taking advantage of reader interest as Christians remember Jesus rsquo death and resurrection The publication date for Gibson rsquo s book suggests that HarperOne is imitating that marketing strategy Gibson i
The Whole World Is Against Us
A call to rise from the ashes of the Holocaust
Poetry
Sarah’s List
Listen to me, Lord. I have a list.
The Word
Grace Unleashed
Have you ever done something you never thought you could do but could because someone else believed in you and urged you forward On the contrary have you found yourself hampered by others rsquo preconceived notions and lack of confidence in you In a certain sense these are the experiences of P
Reaching Out
When illness lingers on and on with no relief or when death looms at the threshold of a child rsquo s life it can cause sufferers to take measures that are out of the ordinary In today rsquo s Gospel a synagogue official pleads with Jesus for his dying daughter This scene is unusual in…
Catholic Book Club
June Selection
Our book club members surely remember the wonderful books of this cloistered artist-nun some of which have been club offerings in past years We are happy then to call your attention to her latest A nun who has spent her life in prayer living close to God shares the power of beautiful icons
Columns
The Age of Distraction
'Our society has some hard thinking to do about the appropriate use of mobile technology.'
Current Comment
Current Comment
The Death of George Tiller; Cigarettes, Teens and Movies
Signs Of the Times
News Briefs
A British court ruled on June 1 that the social services agency of the Catholic Diocese of Leeds, England, could not continue as an adoption agency unless it assessed same-sex couples as potential adopters and foster parents. • Even with a proposed amendment to include public institutions, a Ne
Debate Begins in Earnest on Ambitious Legislation
Will federal health reform be like “the Massachusetts plan on steroids,” as one commentator predicts, or something else entirely?
Recession Hits Children Hardest
The Child and Youth Well-Being Index shows that the quality of life for children has dropped significantly since its peak in 2000.
Caritas: Use Humanitarian Aid to End Korean Crisis
Alleviating the “acute suffering of the poor” in North Korea must take priority over military action.
Worlds Hungry Reach One Billion Mark
The poverty rate is much higher in Africa, where about one in four people suffers from chronic hunger.
Liturgy Votes Fall Short of Two-thirds
Five texts being prepared for use in English-speaking countries failed to get the necessary two-thirds votes of the Latin-rite U.S. bishops.
News Briefs
The United Nations has appealed for massive financial support to serve refugees and internally displaced people.
Religious Leaders Praise Obama Speech
The Vaticans spokesman, Federico Lombardi, S.J., said that the speech on June 4 brought an element of hope to the world.
Vatican Encourages Reconciliation
A pastoral letter to Chinese Catholics encourages the reconciliation of “official and unofficial” segments of the church community
Indian Forces Set to Leave Orissa
The withdrawal of federal forces will cause panic among people, said one priest who tracks casualties among the Christian population.
Saudi Foreign Minister Visits Vatican
Vatican officials met with the foreign minister to discuss ideas that came out of the Saudi-sponsored World Conference of Dialogue in Spain.
Israeli Ministry Reverses Decision
An decision to seize the funds of several Catholic institutions in order to force them to comply with tax regulations was quickly reversed.
News Briefs
Franciscan Father Michael Perry of the United States (left) was elected June 5 as vicar general of the Order of Friars Minor.
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Culture
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Scripture
Podcasts