Particles of Faith: Seeking God in small things
Adam D. Hincks, S.J., on the discovery of the “God particle,” which resulted in a Nobel prize this week for two physicists
Of Many Things
Of Many Things
Justice Antonin Scalia argues that judges should interpret, not legislate.
Letters
Letters
Moral Depth NeededRe “The Hunted and the Haunted,” by John Anderson (2/11): Maya, in “Zero Dark Thirty,” is a stand-in for the post-9/11 generation, compressed between the clips and sound bites of the towers falling and the 9/11 taped calls on one hand and the aftermath of th
Editorials
Repeal the Second Amendment
Though we cannot create an absolutely safe world, we can create a safer world.
Faith in Focus
An Uphill Battle: When immigration contradictions hit home
When immigration contradictions hit home
Books
Running From Reality
Akinwande Oluwole Soyinka known as Wole born in 1934 is a Nigerian writer playwright and poet Recipient of the 1986 Nobel Prize in Literature he has fought for years for human rights and was imprisoned by his government during the civil war in Nigeria and Biafra for almost two years in the lat
Community Disorganizing
Tom Wolfe’s Back to Blood seems like a capstone to the writer’s career.
The Big Easy’s Comeback
The people of New Orleans must rely on their own pluck and wit to survive.
Television
TV Guide: The surprising depth of HBO’s ‘Enlightened’
Initially suspicious of, but ultimately surprised by HBO’s ‘Enlightened’
The Word
Repent or Perish
Entering into the Catholic Church as an adult as many are preparing to do during this Lenten season is a movement of faith that takes time Candidates often wonder if this is the ldquo right rdquo time or the ldquo best rdquo time As they celebrate the scrutiny rites on this Third Sunday of L
Columns
An Unwelcome Anniversary
Forty years later, the shock of Roe v. Wade remains.
Are We There Yet?
I recently took a cross-country bus ride that was anything but comfortable. After those in my row had experienced bloodshed—the bus bounced so vigorously that a man was thrown up in the air, hit his head against the luggage rack and gushed blood just a few feet from me—and a whole lot of
Signs Of the Times
Central African Appeal
Caritas Internationalis, the church’s global charitable agency, is launching an appeal to help communities in the Central African Republic that are still reeling from attacks on towns and communities by rebels. The rebel forces started to advance in northeastern C.A.R. in December 2012. A ceas
News Briefs
On Jan. 29 at St. Mary Cathedral in Austin, Tex., representatives of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and four Protestant denominations in the Reformed tradition signed an agreement that recognizes the validity of one another’s baptisms. • The New Jersey Death with Dignity Act, a b
Benedict Announces First Papal Resignation in 600 years
“My strengths…are no longer suited to an adequate exercise of the Petrine ministry.”
HHS Mandate: Courts Will Have Final Call
HHS is unwilling to accommodate for-profit corporations in the same way as religious institutions.
Ending Abuse A Long Effort
“The road will be long and difficult because of resistance, conflicts and tensions.”
Vietnam Activists Nominated
The Rev. Thadeus Nguyen Van Ly, a 65-year-old Catholic priest and human rights activist, and the Most Venerable Thich Quang Do of Vietnam have been nominated for the 2013 Nobel Peace Prize. Father Ly has been a prominent human rights defender since the 1970s, campaigning for religious freedom,
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Podcasts