Homing in: The place of poetry in the global digital age
In our global digital age, what can poetry and the arts do?
On Being and Becoming: The God of second chances
Perhaps that is why God eventually invented people, because he loves stories.
Why Pope Francis is Graham Greene’s pope
When the church does its job, it serves the poor, the sick, the despairing.
Of Many Things
Of Many Things
George W. Hunt, S.J., was a brilliant writer whose sparkling prose never disappointed.
Letters
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Place of PrivilegeRe “Breathing Space,” by Alex Mikulich (10/26): Thank you for this very powerful article. As an African-American woman who has taught in Jesuit schools for 14 years, I appreciate Mr. Mikulich’s acknowledgment of white privilege in Jesuit institutions. Many Jesuit
Editorials
Can the church seize its moment in the spotlight?
What can we do with this energy and interest in the Catholic Church?
Faith in Focus
A book for José: Hiding from the gangs of El Salvador
“Never can a free person conceive of what a book means to a person in hiding.” -Anne Frank
Books
Humanitarian Quests
‘Doctors Without Borders,’ by Renée Fox
Entering the Dialogue
‘Abounding in Kindness,’ by Elizabeth A. Johnson, C.S.J.
Film
‘Spotlight’ revisits the investigation of sexual abuse.
“Spotlight,” in theaters nationwide, is a sensitive exploration of the ravages of sexual abuse upon an entire community.
Poetry
Prayer
Then the Lord stretched out His hand and touched my mouth…
Lamech Inventing The Oud
O unnamed & only son too soon slipped from tender clutch of unripe body
The Word
Gospel: “My kingdom is not from this world”
How does Jesus’ kingship comfort you when you think of political and other disputes in our own day?
Columns
Defenders of the Faith
Anyone with a Twitter account could put out a virtual shingle as a church expert.
Current Comment
Current Comment
Voters may be contributing to the gridlock and dysfunction they routinely complain about.
Philosopher's Notebook
Last Things
With dramatic flair, the church in November urges us to pray for the dead as nature undergoes its annual decline.
Signs Of the Times
Overdue Alliance in Florida Straits
It was one of the more absurd moments of America’s Cuba policy.In 2011, as the Communist island began drilling for what may be billions of barrels of oil off its northern coast, a legitimate fear gripped the United States. That was the specter of an oil spill, a BP-style disaster choking the F
Wildfires Cause Local Misery And Global Environmental Offense
Rainfall in late October helped disperse the choking haze overhanging several regions of Indonesia severely affected by forest and peat fires. But much more rain is needed to help put out the massive fires, Luhut Panjaitan, coordinating minister of Politics, Law and Security, told reporters. “
Bishops in Climate Call
Catholic bishops from five continents issued a challenge to U.N. delegates who will meet in Paris in December to discuss the international framework on climate change, calling for “a just and legally binding climate agreement” to emerge from the negotiations. The bishops and cardinals is
News Briefs
Sarah Torre, an analyst for the Heritage Foundation, reported at a discussion in Washington on Oct. 30 that the number of cancer screenings conducted at Planned Parenthood affiliates had declined by half over the last 10 years, while the number of abortions climbed from 250,000 to 327,000. • On
One-Child No More
China’s government, after enforcing a one-child policy since 1980 to combat a population that appeared to be growing out of control, announced on Oct. 29 that it will now allow families to have a total of two children. The policy has caused significant demographic issues—there are 116 to
Romero ‘Defamed’
Pope Francis had strong words on Oct. 30 for Catholic priests and bishops who “defamed” the assassinated archbishop of San Salvador, Oscar Romero. Going off script during a meeting with 500 pilgrims from El Salvador, Pope Francis said, “The martyrdom of Archbishop Romero was not fu
Bishops Hope for Peace in Syria
Syriac Catholic bishops, meeting in Lebanon during their annual synod, called for a diplomatic solution to achieve peace in Syria and Iraq. In a statement released at the conclusion of the assembly, the bishops pleaded for an end to the civil war in Syria, now in its fifth year, and urged countries&
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