Irreplaceable Dialogue: Why Christians and Jews must continue the conversation
Why Christians and Jews must continue the conversation
Our Brothers, the Jews: A lost manuscript, a continued call for solidarity
A lost manuscript, a continued call for solidarity
Of Many Things
Of Many Things
My mother, the contemplative
Letters
Letters
Four Tough Questions I don’t have a problem with the bishops calling for abortion funding not to be included in the health care bill (Signs of the Times, 10/26). I do have a problem with what I see as the inconsistency involved in their position, especially when some of them say that politicia
Editorials
Help Wanted
Rising unemployment is dampening morale on Main Street and threatening economic recovery.
Books
Sullivans Travels
The story of Annie Sullivan and Helen Keller is evidence that perseverance can bring miracles.
Our Founding Mothers
Profiles of four women who struggled to find their place in the church and American society
Art
Kandinsky’s Creations: Notes on a spiritual revolution
The Russian-born artist believed his time was one of spiritual crisis. “The nightmare of materialism…[has] turned life into an evil, senseless game.”
Film
Portrait of the Artist: John Keats is a man in love in “Bright Star”
What ultimately makes “Bright Star” more than a genre film is its intelligence.
The Word
Stardust Made Flesh
Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time (B), Nov. 15, 2009
Columns
The Five M’s
The Catholic schools ‘crisis’ is neither demographic destiny nor divine will.
Current Comment
Current Comment
Morality in the Marketplace; Welcoming Anglicans
Signs Of the Times
Biblicum Marks 100 Years of Service
In an address to the Pontifical Biblical Institute, Pope Benedict expressed hope that the sacred Scriptures will become a font of spirituality.
Pregnancy Support Centers Harassed
Catholic leaders say a proposal requiring Baltimore pregnancy centers to post a disclaimer telling clients they do not provide abortion services is harassment.
News Briefs
In a lecture Bishop Donald W. Trautman of Erie, Pa., sharply criticized what he called the “slavishly literal” translation into English of the new Roman Missal.
Burke Named to Congregation For Bishops
Archbishop Burke, 61, will help shape the episcopate not only in the United States but also around the world.
Hurdles Remain On Health Care
The U.S. bishops’ office is working behind the scenes to improve the health care bills to put them in line with their vision of health care.
U.S. Cardinal Questions Israel’s Security Barrier
“The most tragic thing I have seen is the miles-long wall that separates Jerusalem from Bethlehem, said Cardinal John P. Foley. “It is humiliating and distressing.”
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