Twelve Things the Bishops Have Learned From the Clergy Sexual Abuse Crisis
The Catholic bishops of the United States have learned many lessons from the sex abuse crisis. These twelve are among the most important.
When West Met East: Matteo Ricci’s cross-cultural mission to China
Matteo Ricci’s cross-cultural mission to China
Quantum Spirituality
The physical sciences, once believed to be antithetical to God, can exorcize our attempts to box in this awesome energy.
Letters
Letters
Fiat Lux! Re “Do Not Despair,” by Archbishop John Quinn (Online, 5/3): Rahner’s prophetically probing question, “Why would a modern man want to become and to remain a priest?” holds the key to the future solution. Only when the church chooses to transform itself from a
Editorials
Pilgrim People, Part I
Even in high places we Catholics are in the company of sinners as well as saints.
Faith in Focus
Seeding Cyberspace
I have become a more thoughtful, disciplined Christian because of my blog.
Ideas
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Books
Hitlers Calculus
A wise historians synthesis of his career work on World War II
Parables of Redemption
Robert Bresson’s films explore the mysteries of grace.
Mistaken Identity
John L. Esposito's new book deals not so much with the future of Islam as with its present.
Film
Boys and Girls in America: The pop comic charms of ‘Kick-Ass’
At the heart of “Kick-Ass” lies a fulsome rage directed at apathy and cowardice.
Poetry
A Land Before Time
A bobcat creeps between piñon pines
The Word
A Uniting Love
Seventh Sunday of Easter (C), May 16, 2010
Columns
Of Many Things
Computers and iPhones, bless the Lord!
Resurrection Redux
History–human, ecological and cosmic–must be the hotbed for hope.
Current Comment
Current Comment
Beating Back the Squid; New Eyes on the Prize; African Beliefs
Signs Of the Times
Despite Pleas, Christians Say They Can’t Go Home Again
An election victory for Iraq’s more secular parties is not tempting Iraqi Christian refugees to return home,
Bishops Challenge Arizona Law
Bishop Gerald Kicanas said the new law “does not address the critical need for border security to confront drug smuggling…and human trafficking.”
‘New Evangelization’ Comes to the Curia
Pope Benedict XVI is planning to create a department charged with overseeing the “re-evangelization” of traditionally Christian countries.
Colombia Captures Paramilitary Priest
Colombian authorities said a Catholic priest led paramilitary groups that committed rapes and massacres.
U.K. Bishops Call For Penance
The bishops of England and Wales asked Catholics to carry out acts of penance to help atone for clerical abuse crimes.
News Briefs
More than 3,500 attended the first traditional Latin Mass in decades at the National Shrine.
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