Tales of ultimate disaster caused by global warming fill today’s media, alongside accounts of impressive new technologies for clean, green, carbon-free, earth-saving energy. New energy corporations are drawing investment capital in steady streams, hoping for a portion of the financial bonanza

Founder of Focolare Movement Dies at 88 Chiara Lubich, the 88-year-old founder and perpetually smiling symbol of the Focolare movement, died early March 14 after what Pope Benedict XVI said was “a long and fruitful life” marked by her love for Jesus. Lubich died in her room near the Foc

A father's reflections on his battle with cancer

A survey of new books on the Bible

My students and I at Fordham have been reading Shushaku Endo s Silence this week as part of a class on Catholic novels Translated by William Johnston S J whose long and distinguished career includes a recent essay published in America the novel treats the struggles of Christian missionari

Acts 2 42-47 remains an endlessly fascinating reminder of the call of Jesus reiterated by Paul in his letters that Christians are brothers and sisters in Christ part of God 8217 s family see 8216 My Beloved Brothers and Sisters 8217 Christian Siblingship in Paul 8217 by Reidar Aasgard

At first blush Pope Benedict s visit to the U S the week before the Pennsylvania primary should be bad news for Sen Clinton He will denounce abortion and she is backed by the most vocal pro-abortion groups in America He will denounce the Iraq War and coverage will recall that his predecessor

In 1992 Bill Clinton demonstrated a self-critical stance towards an important constituency or a craven but brilliant capacity for political calculus when he denounced a hate-filled remark by the black singer Sister Souljah while addressing Jesse Jackson s Rainbow Coalition Clinton s aim was

Next month s Pennsylvania primary has taken on a disproportionate importance In fact as recently demonstrated by Jim Vandehei and Mike AllenClinton has almost no shot at winning the Democratic nomination Obama has already won a majority of the states and has an insurmountable lead in pledged de

Inhuman conditions in Gaza; a change, and a chance, in Russia