Along the Legal Path: Joseph Cosgrove’s journey as a Catholic lawyer
Joseph Cosgrove's journey as a Catholic lawyer
Prison Breakthrough: The surprising rewards of detention ministry
The surprising rewards of detention ministry
The Last Days Of St. Vincents: A venerable New York institution closes its doors.
A venerable New York institution closes its doors.
Will Work for Free: Faith-based programs create a culture of service amid economic crisis.
Faith-based programs create a culture of service amid economic crisis.
Short-Term Commitment, Long-Term Effects
Not everyone can spend a year or two as a full-time volunteer. That’s why some long-term faith-based volunteer programs have started offering new opportunities for those with only a week or a summer to spare. Though short-term programs are sometimes criticized as superficial fixes, Katherine H
Report from Haiti: An interview Dr. Dianne Jean-Francois
Dr. Dianne Jean-Francois directs the work of the Catholic Medical Mission Board in Haiti and the Dominican Republic. A resident of Port of Prince, she recently visited Washington, D.C., to speak at the annual conference of the Global Health Council. While there she spoke by phone with Peter Schineller, S.J., a member of the board…
Letters
Letters
Placing the Blame Your editorial “Adrift in the Gulf” (6/21) is by far the best commentary I’ve read on the oil spill. I lived on the Texas coast for 20 years, working as a volunteer and professional with several coastal conservation organizations. I have lost count of how many acr
Editorials
Justice for Juveniles
The courts must deal with juveniles in a manner that is both just and compassionate.
Art
Arranged by Measure: The worldview of the Gothic cathedral
The worldview of the Gothic cathedral
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The Word
The Kindness of Strangers
Sometimes we need to be helped out of our rationalizations for not doing what our listening heart prompts us to do.
A Womans Place
Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (C), July 18, 2010
Catholic Book Club
June-July Selection
One of the world’s most influential contemporary theologians, and “the man who stood up to Hitler” (New York Times), the German pastor Dietrich Bonhoeffer was imprisoned in 1943—and executed in 1945—for his role in confronting The Final Solution and plotting the assassination of Adolf Hitler. His bestselling works, especially The Cost of Discipleship and Letters…
Columns
Of Many Things
Matthew, my 5-year-old nephew, has an unusual Mariology.
The Year for Humility
An invitation to collaboration may be the saving grace of the Year for Priests.
Culture
Edinburgh’s Grande Dame
Scholars have difficulty categorizing Muriel Spark; she has no identifiable precursors.
Current Comment
Current Comment
An Acting President?; Money, Feel Free to Speak; Dream Daddies
Faith
The Kindness of Strangers
Sometimes we need to be helped out of our rationalizations for not doing what our listening heart prompts us to do.
A Womans Place
Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (C), July 18, 2010
Signs Of the Times
Residents Struggle With Oil Spill and Uncertainty
The coast of Louisiana is off limits to its own residents, and their livelihoods and quality of life are suffering.
Report Critiques G-8 Failures
An independent research group said the leading industrial nations complied with a little more than half of the promises made in 2009.
Abortion Ultrasound Bill Vetoed
Gov. Charlie Crist of Florida vetoed a proposed Florida bill, but similar legislation is having more success in other states.
Watching Out For Women Refugees
Women refugees are particularly vulnerable to human rights abuses in cases where they have been forced to leave their homes.
Cardinal of Naples Target of Probe
The investigators are looking at contracts Cardinal Sepe made with government officials while he was head of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.
Catholic Agencies Disappointed by G-8, G-20 Results
A $7.3 billion pledge is not enough to stop millions of needless deaths and not enough for the G-8 leaders to say they’ve lived up to their responsibilities.
Church Condemns Murder of Gubernatorial Candidate
Gubernatorial front-runner Rodolfo Torre Cantu was gunned down along with four others 200 miles south of the Texas border.
Senate Urged No Repeal on Abortions in Military Hospitals
Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio said that requiring personnel in military hospitals to perform abortions would place “a very heavy burden” on those who value human life.
Supremes Decline Vatican Liability Case
A lower court ruled that an Oregon man could try to hold the Vatican financially responsible for his sexual abuse by a priest.
Obama Offers New Plan for Homeless
Advocates for the homeless see hopeful signs in a federal plan unveiled June 22 by the Obama administration.
Newsbriefs
Manoj Pradhan, a leader of anti-Christian violence that rocked India’s eastern Orissa state in 2008, was convicted of murder on June 29.
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