Can Evolution Explain Morality?: Religion, science and the desire to be good
Religion, science and the desire to be good
Rising From the Rubble: The unique role of Catholic N.G.O.’s in Haiti’s recovery
The unique role of Catholic N.G.O.’s in Haiti’s recovery
O Holy Night I: Readers share suggestions for keeping Christmas sacred
Readers share suggestions for keeping Christmas sacred
A Season of Giving: Readers share more stories exemplifying the true meaning of Christmas
A Night to Remember
On the first Sunday of Advent, our family’s 100-year-old presepio is erected in a corner of Nonna’s living room. Each year two grandchildren, with awe and reverence, uncover the figures central to this event.
Of Many Things
Of Many Things
In a divided church, the work of the Catholic Common Ground Initiative remains as important as ever.
Letters
Letters
God Wills It Re your editorial “Two Peoples, One State” (11/15): You do not know what you are saying and whom you are confronting. You are confronting the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, who himself set the borders of Israel. In fact, Israel is the only nation on earth whose borders hav
Editorials
Arms Tied
The U.S. needs to have a strong voice in world affairs, especially on an issue as crucial as nuclear weapons.
Books
New World Order
Andrew Bacevich argues that the U.S. is moving into a state of perpetual war.
The Astronomer’s Faith
Was Galileo an atheist?
Theater
Our Sacred Selves: The mystery of the human body
Jacques Maritain once said the face is naturally sacred. Yet so is the whole body.
Poetry
The High Street Beggar
Oh winds, whistle around and around
The Word
Patient Expectation
Third Sunday of Advent (A), Dec. 12, 2010
Columns
Where Is God?
It can be hard to discern God's presence in places of enduring violence.
Current Comment
Current Comment
A Shameless Bribe; Karzai Might Be Right
Signs Of the Times
A Polarized Church?
Has partisanship and politicization seeped into the church from U.S. culture?
News Briefs
John Halligan, S.J., and Beatrice Chipeta, a Rosarian sister, were winners of the Opus Prize on Nov. 11
Health Campaigners Discuss Pope’s Condom Comments
Catholic health care advocates will be carefully reviewing the pope’s remarks to decide what the practical implications are.
Bishops: U.S. Must Protect Christians
“Our country has not stepped up to help,” said Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, “these people have nothing and cannot go back.”
Violence Hampers Cholera Response
U.N. officials have been forced to cancel flights carrying medical supplies to the affected area in Haiti.
Pope Calls for Health Care for All
The pope called access to adequate medical attention one of the “inalienable rights” of man
Politics
Faith
Culture
Vatican
Scripture
Podcasts