Immigration Reform
These remarks were delivered at Fordham University on May 3, 2010 at a lecture sponsored by America and the Fordham Center on Religion and Culture.
On March 21st, I addressed some 250,000 people who were gathered on the Mall in Washington, D.C., for a rally in support of comprehensive immigration reform. In my remarks,…
The Nuclear Ethics Gap: Finding our way on the road to disarmament
Finding our way on the road to disarmament
The U.S. Bishops and the Bomb
Resources for Catholics on nuclear disarmament.
Of Many Things
Of Many Things
Some have reacted to the crisis with anger, others by leaping to the churchs defense. I change the channel.
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Compelling and Principled I was gratified to see the editors of America acknowledge (“How Compelling?” 4/12) that the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops opposed the final health care reform bill for a range of reasons, including the law’s lack of “protection of the conscien
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Pilgrim People, Part II
At all levels, much of the church has proven deficient in its ability to listen and interact with adult believers.
Faith in Focus
Family Trees
Reflections of a laboring mother
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A Need to Feed: What zombies tell us about our culture
Zombies are all the rage. Why, exactly? An essay by Jack McLain, S.J.
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Hope for ‘Homies’
Stories from Homeboy Industries, the largest gang intervention program in the United States
In Faithful Service
Reflections by priests on the origins and meanings of their vocations
Power Across the Pond
To see what a society molded by Catholic social teaching might look like, consider Western Europe.
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The beautiful, broken song of Leonard Cohen
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One Glint in the Eye
The tenderness of snow flaming
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Breath of God
Pentecost Sunday (C), May 23, 2010
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Divided, We Stand
We have weathered more intense episodes with our unity intact.
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Latinos, Unite! Damos de Blanco; Alternative Energy Horizons
Signs Of the Times
‘Mary the Survivor’ of Nagasaki Visits Nonproliferation Conference
The scorched head of Mary is all that remains of the Nagasaki cathedral destroyed by the atomic bomb.
Roadside Bombs Strike Iraqi Christians
At least four people died when buses carrying Christian university students was bombed near the Iraqi city of Mosul.
Thai Catholics Try to Bridge Divide
The Catholic University Students’ Centre of Thailand has been encouraging its members to meet members of fueding political parties.
Church Ready to Help in Louisiana
“You also can’t underestimate the value of pastoral presence,” said Gordon Wage of Catholic Charities.
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