Regular readers of America on the Web may have already encountered the lively discussion of Sister Camille D Arienzo s article Mercy Toward Our Fathers in which she argues that granting forgiveness can bring much-needed healing to victims of sexual abuse A number of sexual abuse victims have

The ignorance of the mainstream media and the educated elites from which they are drawn when it comes to religion is astounding and by now unsurprising But when it is wedded to historical ignorance it is time to lodge a protest This morning s Washington Post has an op-ed by Kathleen Parke

The confiscation nbsp of more than 300 Bibles from four American evangelicals arriving in China on Monday did not happen because Christianity is illegal there Bibles are not banned in China indeed 10 000 bilingual copies of the Bible are being distributed for free in the Olympic Village reported

This morning rsquo s Washington Post leads with a front page above the fold story that focuses not only on whom Barack Obama will select as his running mate but the manner in which the announcement will be made It is a fascinating look at how much campaigns have changed in their tactics in only fo

Sometimes the deepest of revolutions can take place with just a few gestures the choice of language you use to address your people How you dress Who you appoint The shoes on your feet These can point to a profound shift in power much more than crowds of angry sans-culottes or fire-breathing pol

In California, earthquakes are a subject of humor and nostalgia as much as terror

Forgiving priests guilty of abuse could be the key to healing.

What will you do to reduce the number of abortions?

In the wake of violence, a campaign for forgiveness

To mark what would have been Thomas Merton's 99th birthday, a reflection and poem from the great spiritual writer that appeared in our pages in 1963.