Pope Francis rsquo s address to Congress is the topic of much anticipation and speculation because it is an unavoidably political event nbsp As I talk to reporters the questions always come around to the likely partisan impact of Francis rsquo speech nbsp ldquo Granted Francis is prolife and
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Religious communities respond to refugee crisis
Most devastating have been the images of dead children washing onto the Libyan side of the Mediterranean Sea, like that of 3-year-old Aylan.
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Sweet Briar College’s Resurrection
Why should we care if this little-known, women’s college dies?
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What to Hope for in Pope Francis’ First Encyclical
The Vatican through the pope 39 s press spokesman announced that Pope Francis is working on his first encyclical dealing with the environment Not surprising that he chose this topic since it is a theme he has often broached On March 16 2013 Francis stated he chose the name of Francis of Assi
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Preaching Joy After Newtown
No one who preached this Sunday could ignore the tragedy at Newtown Here is a revision of my homily for Gaudete Sunday The original was posted on Thursday of last week They were a middle class family with middle-sized dreams and cares And of course their own holiday traditions One Christmas cu
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Preaching Joy
They were a middle class family with middle-sized dreams and cares And of course their own holiday traditions One Christmas custom enjoyed by all six of the Martin daughters in their childhoods was leaving out their shoes to be filled with holiday treats The world has come to know the youngest
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New Election 2008 Blog
America magazine rsquo s special election blog is designed to help teachers in civics history politics and journalism use the blog to stimulate discussion in the classroom facilitate research projects by the students and familiarize the students with Catholic social thought and what that traditi