With the mission of the Twelve underway Mark has asked his reader to look beyond the life of Jesus to the continuation of God s offer of His kingdom to those who repent As their mission proceeds they keep central the call to repentance so as to enjoy the Kingdom and support their call with ast

The economic crisis has changed many calculations Certainly if Barack Obama wins his most important choice may be his new Secretary of the Treasury a job that became vastly more influential with the passage of the Bailout last week But if history is any guide another Cabinet post may prove just

The first reading for October 8 is Galatians 2 1-2 7-14 but we will look at the whole of the chapter Paul moves to explain the acceptance of the Gospel he preaches by the Church as a whole and he describes his encounter with the Apostolic Council in Jerusalem described also in Acts 15 Paul doe

As in the past so now does Mark present the theme of rejection after astounding miracles The rejection this time comes from his native place specifically from the synagogue attendees in Nazareth The intended irony of the story is that these long-time neighbors and friends of Jesus should

The moral dimension of the Wall Street meltdown took center stage yesterday first in Rome and later in Washington In Rome the Holy Father referred to the crisis in his opening remarks to the Synod of Bishops which began its deliberations yesterday Referring to worldly things Pope Benedict XVI s

nbsp In the heat of an election with its emphasis on tactical maneuvers advertising buys and ground operations it is difficult to detect the broad stroke of history as she marches on Yet march she does and in the past two weeks the economic crisis has resulted in unimaginable levels of govern

Church Officials Charge: Conspiracy Behind Violence Church officials and others say there is a “clear conspiracy behind the sudden upsurge in the atrocities committed against Christian targets in different parts of India.” “We are really distressed to see that atrocities on Christi

'The meltdown of venerable investment houses might have been anticipated.'

We need a new design for the economy predicated on human solidarity.

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