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A pastor assesses the spiritual journey of Chinese Catholic immigrants.
Signs Of the Times
A special collection for Haiti in Catholic parishes nationwide has raised $58.7 million to date.
Letters
Is Anyone Listening? Courageous and forthright are words that come to mind in trying to describe the editorial “The Millstone” (4/12), although it occurs to this reader that America’s clear and concise suggestions could have been made some years ago. “Come clean, be accountab
Books
John Banville is a writers writer, whom even admirers admit can be difficult.
Catholic Book Club
This book traces the dramatic shifts in American Catholics’ prayer life from the style of the immigrant church (1865-1900) through and after the Second Vatican Council. James M. McCartin, a professor of history at Seton Hall University, notes in the prologue: “Positioned at opposite ends of the twentieth century, these two scenes suggest a remarkable alteration in the patterns of prayer and in the popular experience of the spiritual life.” And these shifts, as the book shows, came alongside larger changes within the American society and its political culture and reflect how prayer shaped people’s attitudes toward the hierarchy and the institutional church. What we see in the present, inspired by the post-Vatican II charismatic renewal movement, is a personal approach to prayer.
In All Things
Monday s headlines in Britain s two most popular right-wing newspapers are so off the wall they are laughable Offensive Foreign Office memo threatens Pope s historic visit claims the Mail Pope could cancel UK visit over offensive foreign office memo screams the Telegraph The fact that th
In All Things
At the end of Mass this morning in my central London church my parish priest stepped forward to read the powerful gracious and unambiguous statement on clerical sex abuse issued last Friday by the Catholic bishops of England and Wales The repeated use of the words shame scandal crimes r
In All Things
Well not exactly Arch Street but close enough Many years ago after graduating from college nbsp I was nbsp backpacking through nbsp Europe on a nbsp Eurailpass with a friend and also with just a few dollars in my pocket nbsp One day in Paris nbsp croissant in hand yes truly nbsp my compa
In All Things
Richard Leonard rsquo s essay The Mystical Gaze rsquo and the DVD release of Avatar provide an opportunity to revisit the film nbsp nbsp Leonard helpfully points to the level on which the film works nbsp Endless reviews of its clich eacute d story line simply miss the point nbsp It rsquo
The Good Word
Last week I posted excerpts of Father Robert Beloin s homily on the sexual abuse crisis in hopes that the resources of Scripture could be a fruitful resource for reflecting on the church s problems today This week we offer another homily for your reflection this one from Father Michael Ryan of th
In All Things
If you haven t done so already take a few minutes 12 to be exact to watch this trailer from the upcoming documentary Monse ntilde or The Last Days of Oscar Romero Having worked at two Catholic magazines I ve read a lot about the martyred archbishop but nothing compares to seeing this foot
In All Things
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
The Good Word
3 How do we allow the Church to meet the standards that Jesus set for it in the treatment and reception of children All I can do as an individual Catholic is propose ideas imperfect though they may be for change that will serve the most vulnerable amongst us as Jesus intended I should be clear
The Good Word
2 We need to return to the source The mission of the Church was outlined by Jesus and we must listen to Jesus with renewed care The elements of the Church rsquo s mission with which I am concerned are a Jesus rsquo teachings on how his disciples should utilize power and authority b the partic
The Good Word
Some of you may be aware of the Talking Heads song ldquo Once In A Lifetime rdquo in which David Byrne sings the refrain ldquo same as it ever was same as it ever was same as it ever was rdquo over and over nbsp I sometimes get the sense that many members of the Church clerics and laity
In All Things
Some commentators have seized on the notion that health care and jobs are competing priorities and that the president made a big mistake in putting health care ahead of jobs In a nutshell they are saying It rsquo s jobs stupid They might have had a point had the president made such a choice
In All Things
On this side of the Atlantic we don t go for headlines with commas in them -- an American newsroom custom which we ve resisted The obvious headline was Belgian bishop resigns over abuse But you would have thought wouldn t you that meant a bishop resigning for failing to handle properly the ca
In All Things
Newsweek in an article by Tim Fernholz has accused me and Peggy Noonan of occupying the mushy middle in the discussion of the clergy sex abuse crisis I have been called many things but mushy is not one of them If anything my worry is that the blogger rsquo s calling to be provocative somet
In All Things
Today April 22 is the 40th anniversary of the day we celebrate Earth a day marked with community and global events intended to heighten awareness of the many threats to the health and well-being of our planet It should remind us that sustained ongoing efforts are required to address these chall
In All Things
Although it is the Vatican and the Church in central Europe that have been under the spotlight over abuse recently the media coverage has been so intense that the bishops of England and Wales have felt it necessary to respond publicly to the firestorm in an unusual statement All parishes in Englan