Ten years after 9/11, Laura Armstrong helps keep her brother's memory alive.

Patty Fallone chose not to blame God when her husband was killed. She chose to make the best of her situation. Every day, she chose to get up every morning and go on living.

Today NPR offered a beautiful tribute to Franciscan Father Mychal Judge through the stories of one man who knew him mdash and one man who didn t Both were deeply affected by Judge s life and actions The piece includes an excerpt of the homily given by Father Michael Duffy also a Franciscan In t

Dan Gheno an artist whose paintings were featured in the 9 11 issue of America recently stopped by America house to offer a reflection about art as a meditation on grief and to discuss the imagery in his work

If you live on the East Coast or even if you don t you re probably aware that Hurricane Irene is expected to travel up the I-95 corridor this weekend New York City already has announced that its public transportation will shut down beginning at noon on Saturday This combination of dangerous wea

CNS offers some interesting results from a new poll WASHINGTON CNS -- American Muslims are more optimistic about their future than people of other religions are about their own though Muslims say they regularly contend with suspicion and lack of respect for their faith A decade after the Sept

Jack McKeon is an inspiration not only because he s 80 years old and managing the Florida Marlins but because he s not afraid to show his deep Catholic faith The New York Times wrote a lovely and refreshing piece about him which included stories of McKeon assisting his colleagues in their own fa

As most readers here know the belief held by some churches that the pope is the Anti-Christ is not new And as my colleague Tim O Brien S J noted today it s not going away anytime soon While the president of the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod better known as Michelle Bachman s church

Employers often request a wide range of skills from job applicants But in the midst of a troubled economy in which more than 14 million people are unemployed many companies are adding one extra qualification to that list having a job nbsp At a time when there are far more applicants than there

Over at the National Catholic Reporter John Allen has published a lengthy and comprehensive interview with the newly appointed Archbishop of Philadelphia Charles Chaput O F M Cap The two men had a very candid conversation and according to Allen the archbishop put no limits on the topics to be