Rediscovering Jesus: Pope Francis wants you to get personal.
What is the lifeblood of the church and its service to the world? Pope Francis says nothing new in “The Joy of the Gospel” when he stresses the importance of a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. What is striking, however, is the passion with which he makes his case and the fullness
Who Speaks for Islam?: Muslim authorities call for an end to militant violence.
“Why don’t they speak out?” Faced with the savage persecution of Christians and other religious minorities in Syria and Iraq, that is a question one often hears as the atrocities of the so-called Islamic State continue in the name of Islam.
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No one should visit a presidential library expecting to see a balanced assessment.
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To Cuba’s CreditRe “A ‘Francis Effect’ in Cuba” (Current Comment, 2/23): Having served as the pastor of two parishes in Santa Clara, Cuba, from 1994 to 1998, I think I ought to point out some errors in this commentary. The editors write that “conditions in the cou
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Ars Moriendi
‘Moral seduction’ in the debate around physician-assisted suicide
Faith in Focus
Paying Our Respects: Life, death and the home country
Life, death and the home country
Books
Helping The Poor Prosper
‘The Tyranny of Experts,’ by William Easterly, and ‘The Bright Continent,’ by Dayo Olopade
Leaving Queens
‘We Are Not Ourselves,’ by Matthew Thomas
From Left to Right
‘Richard John Neuhaus,’ by Randy Boyagoda
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Climate Change Artists: ‘Merchants of Doubt’ play scientists on TV.
‘Merchants of Doubt’ play scientists on TV.
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True Believer
“What men truly want is peace,”Says the last one true prophet.Peace feels so like submissionGood prophets can fool most men.For the rest, there’s the hammer,Followed by a gentle tongue To sweet-talk the wounds. A tongueWorks wonders keeping the peace,But wonder-workers keep ha
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Following the Servant
When we hear of the martyrdom of Christians like the 21 Coptic Christians killed in Libya recently we identify with them immediately as disciples of Jesus and as our brothers and sisters in Christ However little we might know about the history of the Coptic Christians in their suffering witness
Current Comment
Current Comment
As president of Notre Dame, Fr. Hesburgh was a pioneer in stressing academic achievement.
Faith
On Dying Well: A paradoxical relationship with death
Last year Brittany Maynard’s controversial decision to ‘die with dignity’ captured the national imagination and rekindled the contentious debate over the right to die.
Paying Our Respects: Life, death and the home country
Life, death and the home country
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The Sounds I Live By
I like traditional radio because it’s tied to a person but also because it’s tied to a place.
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“There is a need for immediate action similar to what took place in Kobani,” said Bassam Ishak, president of the Syriac National Council of Syria, urging coalition airstrikes to aid Christian and Kurdish fighters battling Islamic State militants on Feb. 26. • On Feb. 25 a Greek Orth
Jesuit Captive Released; Abduction Ordeal Leads to Beefed-Up Security
The international director of the Jesuit Refugee Service, Peter Balleis, S.J., said, J.R.S. staff in Afghanistan and around the world were elated to have Alexis Prem Kumar, S.J., home in India and recuperating after almost nine months of captivity. “He’s in good spirits, physically well;
Cardinal Pell Defended by Vatican
The director of the Holy See Press Office, Federico Lombardi, S.J., came out swinging on Feb. 27 in response to a collection of articles published in the Italian weekly L’Espresso. The articles purport to show internal struggles within the Vatican on ongoing economic reforms. “Passing co
Democracy in Disarray
The chaos in South Africa’s Parliament on Feb. 12—the expulsion of one party and the walkout of a number of others during President Jacob Zuma’s annual State of the Nation address—was arguably the worst moment in the history of South Africa’s legislature. The spectacle
Notre Dame’s Hesburgh Recalled As a Leader of Courage and Vision
The University of Notre Dame website went dark on Feb. 26, its usually lively front page replaced by an image of Theodore Hesburgh, C.S.C., and a quotation from him: “I never wanted to be anything but a priest, which is in itself a great and unearned grace. I hope to live and die a priest,…
Christians in Syria Seized by Islamic State
On Feb. 26, the Melkite Catholic Patriarch Gregoire III Laham said, “It is shocking that the whole world” has not responded in a proper way to the ongoing crisis in Syria. He called for international unity against the Islamic State to protect Assyrian Christian villages in northeast Syri
Vatican Dispatch
Partners in Protection
New Jesuit center is ground zero for the protection of children in the Catholic Church
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The Lives of David Carr
Even in Washington there are things more important than politics. There are losses more profound than an election defeat or the failure of a piece of legislation. When we lose someone who reminds us of what is important and what is not, there are lessons for personal, public and religious life. For
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