Taking Responsibility: What can European bishops learn from the U.S. sexual abuse crisis?
What can European bishops learn from the U.S. sexual abuse crisis?
Far From the Mainland: A pastor assesses the spiritual journey of Chinese Catholic immigrants.
A pastor assesses the spiritual journey of Chinese Catholic immigrants.
Is God Mad at Us?: Helping children cope with global tragedy
Helping children cope with global tragedy
Salvador’s Saint: Thirty years after his death, Archbishop Oscar Romero remains a guiding presence.
Archbishop Oscar Romero remains a guiding presence in his native country.
Of Many Things
Of Many Things
A recent spate of memoirs attest to the unique relationship we have with pets.
Letters
Letters
Is Anyone Listening? Courageous and forthright are words that come to mind in trying to describe the editorial “The Millstone” (4/12), although it occurs to this reader that America’s clear and concise suggestions could have been made some years ago. “Come clean, be accountab
Editorials
The Sisters’ Witness
The sisters' stand on health care illustrates how huge a gap would be left were their numbers not replenished.
Books
Terrible Beauties
The arrival of a new history of Irelands 1916 Easter Rising is a sure sign of spring.
Lost in Parenthood
In her new novel Anne Lamott explores the “many evils that pull on our children.”
Getting Personal
James McCartin chronicles the seismic shift in prayer life for American Catholics after Vatican II.
Snaking Through History
James H. Charlesworth’s new book is a massive study of snake symbolism across several millennia.
Beyond the Earthly Realm
John Banville is a writers writer, whom even admirers admit can be difficult.
Film
The Mystical Gaze: How movies help us encounter the transcendent.
How films can initiate the spectator into a world of transcendence.
Television
Regarding Henry: Can an aging king redeem ‘The Tudors’?
Chronciling the last days of King Henry XIII has had a liberating effect on ‘The Tudors.”
Poetry
Fisher Eagle: in memory of Ignacio Martin-Baro
The osprey leans on a high bright wind,
The Word
Love Commanded
Fifth Sunday of Easter (C), May 2, 2010
Catholic Book Club
April Selection
This book traces the dramatic shifts in American Catholics’ prayer life from the style of the immigrant church (1865-1900) through and after the Second Vatican Council. James M. McCartin, a professor of history at Seton Hall University, notes in the prologue: “Positioned at opposite ends of the twentieth century, these two scenes suggest a remarkable…
Columns
Farewell to Arms
The church has long advocated a world free of nuclear weapons.
Current Comment
Current Comment
Half Steps on Nuclear Weapons; Haz-Mat Alert; A Virtual fence, with Holes
Signs Of the Times
West Virginia Miners Pay ‘Too High a Price’ for Nation’s Electricity
“As one of the greatest suppliers of electricity in our country, we must reflect on what producing this energy truly costs,” said Bishop Michael J. Bransfield.
Los Angeles An Elevating Moment for U.S. Hispanics
San Antonio’s Archbishop José H. Gómez will become head of the archdiocese upon Cardinal Roger M. Mahony’s retirement.
Stupak Set to Retire After Health Care Win
“In March we finally accomplished what I set out to do 18 years ago,” Rep. Stupak said. “I’m proud to have helped bring it across the finish line.”
Bishops Decry Lifting Statute of Limitations
Connecticut’s bishops are resisting a bill that would eliminate the statute of limitations for civil lawsuits in cases of sexual abuse.
U.S. Catholics Grow Critical of Vatican
Only 12 percent of Americans surveyed said the pope has done an excellent or good job in handling the abuse scandal.
News Briefs
A special collection for Haiti in Catholic parishes nationwide has raised $58.7 million to date.
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