God and the Teenage Mind
The case for reason in religious education.
Faulty Guidance: A new framework for high school catechesis fails to persuade.
A new framework for high school catechesis fails to persuade.
The Binding of Isaac: What if the angel had arrived too late?
What if the angel had arrived too late?
Close Encounters: A skeptic discovers the spirit of community life
As a student at Spring Hill College in Mobile, Ala., I did not exactly immerse myself in the world of campus ministry. No faith-sharing groups, no retreats. To be honest, I had an aversion to that whole world, which is a bit ironic, considering that I am now working toward a master’s degree in theological…
Of Many Things
Of Many Things
Cycling allows for a unique kind of meditation.
Letters
Letters
Support From the Board Re: “The Church and the University” (8/31): As Catholics we need to look to the future. We have a unique opportunity to learn from and leverage an event that took place in May on the campus of Notre Dame. In the university’s tradition, the president of the Un
Editorials
Camelot’s End
Like many American Catholics, Ted Kennedy struggled to navigate the tension between his beliefs and his civic ideals.
Ideas
Was Shakespeare Catholic, Protestant or an atheist?
From 2009: On William Shakespeare’s birthday, Kathleen Doherty Fenty asks: Does it matter what his faith was?
Books
Engaging the Opposition
A historian responds to critics of the reformed liturgy
An Animated Conversation
Discovering Seamus Heaney, again or for the first time
A Loud, Lasting Lobby
The remarkable story of Bread for the World
Film
Love in the Time of Irony: ‘(500) Days of Summer’ examines postmodern romance
“(500) Days of Summer” is a cautionary tale about the myths romantic comedies perpetuate.
Television
The Road to Redemption: TNT’s ‘Saving Grace’
The titular character in TNT’s “Saving Grace” confronts both the wrongs she has committed and the wrongs committed against her.
Poetry
State of Dementia
You wake without your passport
The Word
Gifts and Status
Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time (B), Sept. 20, 2009
True Authority
Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time (B), Sept. 27, 2009
Columns
The Human Factor
Grappling with the legacy of Robert McNamara and the Vietnam War
Current Comment
Current Comment
The New Old Liturgy; Repentance for My Lai
Faith
Was Shakespeare Catholic, Protestant or an atheist?
From 2009: On William Shakespeare’s birthday, Kathleen Doherty Fenty asks: Does it matter what his faith was?
Signs Of the Times
Swiss Bishops Oppose Minaret Ban
Supporters of the initiative see minarets as political symbols and signs of an increasing Islamic presence in Switzerland.
Arab Christians Face New Wave of Violence
Christians are not seen as integral members of society, “as citizens, with the same rights and duties” as the majority but as “a people apart.”
Vatican Revisits Wartime Legacy of Pius XII
Vatican media have presented the pope as a trained diplomat who followed the international events carefully.
Coalition Questions Jerusalem Evictions
Israeli riot police evicted two Palestinian families—more than 50 people in all—from their homes in an Arab neighborhood on Aug. 2
Delegation Reports Violence in Honduras
Protesters opposed to the ouster of President Manuel Zelaya have reportedly been jailed, beaten and raped by the country’s security forces.
Women Religious Address U.S. Visitation
Leaders representing 59,000 women religious are questioning what they call a lack of full disclosure about what is motivating the Vatican’s visitation.
News Briefs
The Missionaries of Charity have launched a year of programs celebrating the centennial in 2010 of the birth of Blessed Mother Teresa, the order’s founder.
Lone Priest Shepherds Tiny Afghan Flock
Catholic presence in Afghanistan is limited to aid workers. Preaching Christianity is strictly forbidden.
Agreement Reached on Spanish Bible
The new translation will serve the majority of Spanish-speaking Catholics who cannot understand current Spanish translations of the Bible.
Orissa Christians Strengthened by Court Verdicts
The convictions of six people on charges related to anti-Christian violence have “strengthened our people’s morale,” the local bishop said.
Politics
Faith
Culture
Vatican
Scripture
Podcasts