The second in a series Sometimes you experience a desire for God in very common situations for example standing silently in the snowy woods on a winter s day finding yourself moved to tears during a movie recognizing a strange sense of connection during a church service -- and feeling an inexpr

Huffington Post over the next few weeks will be excerpting a chapter nbsp from my book The Jesuit Guide to Almost Everything on the question of experiencing God in our desires and longings nbsp Many people say that they wish that they had a personal experience of God I could believe in G

I know very little about comic-book culture--other than the obvious stuff what Kryptonite does what Wolverine s blades are made of and why with great power come great responsibility nbsp Jim McDermott former associate editor and current film student on the other hand knows a lot nbsp And I

Chastity is another way to love, and, as such, has a great deal to teach everyone.

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We are extremely fortunate to have John Anderson writing for us nbsp Anderson one of our new film critics also writes regularly for The New York Times Arts amp Leisure section as well as for The Washington Post and Variety nbsp In fact you might have seen this recent piece he did in the Ti

Last week I ventured out to Houston Texas mdash a first for me and boy nbsp there sure are a lot of Lone Star flags around mdash to speak to the National Federation of Priests Councils meeting nbsp It was wonderful to be among so many hardworking dedicated and lively parish priests even if

What s Bloggingheads nbsp A cool new well a few years old website that brings together two experts to discuss a newsy topic at length nbsp And I mean at length nbsp This discussion between me and Peter Laarman the director of Progressive Christians Uniting nbsp lasts almost an hou

Even if you don t agree with all he writes and I don t Hans nbsp K uuml ng is a theologian of great learning distinction nbsp and experience nbsp He s forgotten more theology and church history than I will ever know nbsp And even if you don t agree with all he writes in his open letter to the

One of the many deeply disturbing aspects of the sexual abuse crisis in the Catholic Church has been the lack of discussion about penance nbsp While public apologies from bishops who protected abusive priests are becoming more common doing penance to atone for individual sins is still too rare n