On the feast of the Visitation we recall yet another dimension of Mary’s response; we honor her spirit of service, or diakonia. Mary’s generous care for Elizabeth anticipates the spirit of service that should be the hallmark of the church, which is sent especially to the poor.
Paula Huston’s 'A Land Without Sin' weaves together archeology, political revolution, the demise of the Mayan civilization.
Jeremy Treglown’s approach in 'Franco’s Crypt' is microscopic rather than macroscopic.
David Pleins 'Evolving God' and Elizabeth Johnson, C.S.J.'s, 'Ask the Beast' take up the religious themes and sensibilities of Darwin's work.
In 1959, Pope John XXIII redesignated the Diocese of Galveston as the Diocese of Galveston-Houston, and elevated Houston’s Sacred Heart parish to the unusual status of co-cathedral, shared with the St. Mary cathedral basilica in Galveston.
What milk what honey you were promised gall in ZionKiss the weeping wall’s cheek love sows salt in Zion It’s the recurring dream of all &nb
One of the overlooked aspects of Jesus rsquo ascension has to do not with the continuing materiality of the risen Lord or the ldquo whereness rdquo of Jesus rsquo glorified body but with the earthly implications of the ascension for the church Between the apostles rsquo hopeful question ldqu