Pass It On: Renewing one’s own faith is the first step to evangelizing others.
Renewing one’s own faith is the first step to evangelizing others.
Defining Feminism: Can the church and the world agree on the role of women?
Can the church and the world agree on the role of women?
Of Many Things
Of Many Things
In response to a proposal for a one-state solution in the Middle East, an avalanche of condemnation
Letters
Letters
Hit the Road Ginny Daly’s “Cycles of Life” (1/31) on bike riding is great. I too can attest to the value of bike riding. Several years ago and several tens of pounds overweight and approaching diabetes caused by obesity, I got back on the bike. Now, many tens of pounds lighter and
Editorials
Saving the Neighborhood
The gradual decline of the neighborhood has left residents without a safety net that served important purposes.
Books
Out of the Fog
Three journalistic classics from the front lines of war
At Play With Myth and Form
A new collection from (arguably) Americas greatest living poet.
Music
A Still, Small Voice: Faith and doubt in the music of Josh Ritter
In Josh Ritter’s songs, God is often distant but there, somewhere.
Poetry
Abundance
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The Word
Set on Rock
It is certain that the rain floods and winds will come Images of devastating floods in Haiti Chiapas New Orleans Malaysia Pakistan and most recently Sri Lanka fill our news When many of the places hardest hit are where the world rsquo s poorest people reside the pleas to God in today rsqu
Catholic Book Club
February Selection
This book would make a nice companion for last month rsquo s selection on contemplating with icons Sister Wendy Beckett is familiar to America readers and CBC members her book Encounters With God was a club selection in 2009 She is a cloistered nun who lived nearly 20 years as a hermit before a
Columns
Radical Hospitality
The diverse human family is part of the same God-given belonging.
Current Comment
Current Comment
Jobs, Anyone?; Enter the Lists; An Overdue Apology
News
Exit Interviews
Readers respond to William J. Byron’s ‘On Their Way Out’
Signs Of the Times
Lost Youth in Egypt?
Will young Egyptian Catholics turn away from the church because it did not back protests that led to the resignation of President Hosni Mubarak?
Arizona Defends Its Immigration Law
Gov. Jan Brewer said she was prepared to defend S.B. 1070 all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court.
News Briefs
John Sweeney, former president of the A.F.L.-C.I.O., was honored along with a Medal of Freedom at a White House ceremony on Feb. 15.
Vast Biofuel Demand Drives ‘Land Grabs’
Representatives of Catholic organizations said that massive foreign investment in Africa is pushing small farmers off their land.
Union Struggles Persist
A 2009 joint statement by Catholic hospitals and labor unions concerning the right of workers to organize is still waiting for its first application.
Budget Priorities
The federal budget crunch should not be eased by cutting programs that help the poor, refugees and the unemployed, warned church leaders.
Politics
Faith
Culture
Vatican
Scripture
Podcasts