The Weary World Rejoices: Rekindling the Spirit of the Nativity
Rekindling the Spirit of the Nativity
Of Many Things
Of Many Things
On the tyranny of lists
Letters
Letters
On Your Knees, Americans In “To the Ends of the Earth,” his review of the Rev. Robert Barron’s television film “Catholicism” (11/21), Maurice Timothy Reidy writes: “Yet in general the film fails to convey that the church is a living tradition, one that continues t
Editorials
Raise Up the Lowly
Christmas is intended for everyone, but it has a special relevance for the poor and oppressed.
Books
Rocks of Ages
Ten sketches that begin with St. Peter and end with John Paul II.
Art
The Sacred Arts: A slideshow with commentary
A slideshow of images from the book Ars Sacra.
Everything is Illuminated: An inviting new book on the sacred arts
A new survey of Christian art and architecture in Europe from its beginnings in the catacombs to the present day.
Poetry
What Mary Knew
That he was beautiful,
The Word
The Gift of God
Christmas is also about our birth in God.
Reflecting Love
Mary Mother of God (B), Jan. 1, 2012
Columns
Christmas U-Turn
Not enough people had truly cared enough, me included.
Current Comment
Current Comment
Hooked on Drug Profits; Look to Black Catholics; A Long Goodbye
Signs Of the Times
Is Egypt the Next ‘Iraq’ For Christian Minorities?
Hundreds of thousands of Coptic Christians have emigrated since the ouster of Hosni Mubarak in 2011.
Obama Seeks ‘Right Balance’
The administration it exploribng the wording of a religious exemption to a mandate that future health plans must cover contraceptives and sterilizations.
Bishops, C.R.S. Challenge Pew Figures
The disputed report claims that the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops spent $26.6 million in 2009 on advocacy and outreach.
Vatican: H.I.V./AIDS Treatment for All
A Vatican official said that World AIDS Day is “a privileged moment to relaunch the fight against social prejudice.”
Unemployment Down?
November unemployment numbers released on Dec. 2 indicated a decrease in joblessness from 9 percent to 8.6 percent.
News Briefs
The Rhode Island governor’s decision “to avoid the word Christmas” in an invitation to a “holiday tree lighting” ceremony “is most disheartening and divisive,” said Bishop Thomas Tobin.
Climate Change a Matter of Faith
Climate change is a faith issue because it deals with God’s creation and with poverty, said Honduran Cardinal Oscar Rodriguez Maradiaga of Tegucigalpa.
Support for Death Penalty Continues to Decline
In every region of the country, death sentences have declined, which eventually will affect the number of executions.
Congo Election Results Raise ‘Serious Questions’
Kinshasa Cardinal Laurent Monsengwo challenges election results in Democratoc Republic of Congo.
Bishop Urges Congress to Remember Unemployed
Congress must find ways to continue unemployment compensation to protect jobless workers and their families, said the chairman of the U.S. bishops’ Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development.
Bishop Urges Congress to Remember Unemployed
“For millions of American workers and their families, economic hardship continues and grows,” said Bishop Stephen E. Blaire of Stockton, Calif.
Bishops: No Such Thing As Safe Nuclear Power
There is no safe nuclear power despite a government’s assurance of safe nuclear energy, a visiting Japanese nuclear expert said in a lecture at the Catholic Center in Tokyo.
Politics
Faith
Culture
Vatican
Scripture
Podcasts