Outward Bound: How Maryknoll defined a century of mission work
How Maryknoll defined a century of mission work
Forgive Us Our Debts: What Victor Hugo taught me about justice
What Victor Hugo taught me about justice
Of Many Things
Of Many Things
Why would one object to the idea of negotiation?
Letters
Letters
On Bishop Morris The outrage over the removal of Bishop William Morris from his Australian diocese (Signs of the Times, 5/23) is not limited to Down Under. Almost 100 priests from 33 U.S. dioceses and five religious orders have sent a letter of commendation to the National Council of Priests of Aust
Editorials
Handle With Care
History has left the United States ill-prepared to deal with modern China.
Ideas
A Higher Beauty: Gerard Manley Hopkins meets Elizabeth Taylor
Gerard Manley Hopkins meets Elizabeth Taylor
Really Human: Secular artists and saintly lives
To find evidence of the value of Christian holiness, we should look beyond the experience of believers.
Books
Teenage Faithland
A new study examines the religiosity of America's adolescents.
Listening to God’s Whispers
A true son of St. Ignatius, Harvey Egan seeks to first attract and then guide the reader to Christ.
Film
Funny Girls: Why ‘Bridesmaids’ succeeds where other summer films fail
“Bridesmaids” succeeds where other summer films fail because of heart, or a lack of one.
The Word
Light Burdens
Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (A), July 3, 2011
Consumed by Christ’s Life
Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ (A), June 26, 2011
Catholic Book Club
June Selection
This is a follow-up to ldquo Soul Searching rdquo a major sociological report about the beliefs of America rsquo s teenagers based on more than 3 000 interviews In a review in America Sept 19 2005 of the book by the same title Tom Beaudoin called the study ldquo illuminating and essential
Columns
With God on the Docks
The chaplain sees the invisible. He knows that God is here.
Current Comment
Current Comment
Waiting for Gaga; That Other Minority; A Brother Journalist
Signs Of the Times
Summer Recess: No More Lunch?
Budget cuts in many states caused school districts to eliminate or reduce their summer nutrition programs.
Libya Strategy Questioned
“If the military objective is really regime change, that’s hard to justify in Catholic approaches to humanitarian intervention,” said one ethicist.
A Voice for Survivors
For the first time, an international meeting of bishops’ representatives heard testimony from a survivor of clergy sexual abuse.
Amazon Eco-activists Get State Protection
The latest of the four Amazon activists to be killed was Adelino Ramos, a farmer and leader of the Corumbiara Peasant Movement.
News Briefs
Deacon Bernard V. Nojadera has been named to head the U.S. bishops’ Secretariat of Child and Youth Protection.
Sex Abuse Charter Revisions Approved
The U.S. bishops approved extensive revisions to their 2002 “Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People” June 16. Bishop Blase Cupich said it must remain “a front-burner issue.”
U.S. Effort Urged to Defuse Sudan ‘Time Bomb’
“There are many terrible scenarios that are pointing to war,” Bishop Eduardo Hiiboro Kussala said.
Pope Urges Protection for Europe’s Gypsies
Pope Benedict XVI prayed that the world’s Gypsies no longer be subjected to prejudice, oppression and rejection.
Vatican Urges More Jobs, Less Service Cuts
A Vatican official urged all involved in the global economy to work for the common good and the protection of the most vulnerable.
University Returns to Single-Sex Dorms
John Garvey, president of Catholic University, said the school will be taking a stand against the “culture of hooking up” by phasing out coed dorms.
New Report Depicts Christians And Minorities Under Siege
Structural discrimination and a steady increase in violence in Pakistan are creating a system of two-tiered citizenship, one for Muslims and one for non-Muslims.
Politics
Faith
Culture
Vatican
Scripture
Podcasts