Pope Benedict has arrived here in the Imperial City of Washington and all manner of road closings and television specials have been announced But the quietest notice came at the gym this morning I work out at the Catholic University gym and there were no pick-up games of basketball The main gy

Michael Sean Winters a dedicated blogger for In All Things will--like many of America s contributors--be doing the media rounds for the papal visit In addition to Michael s piece for Slate which Fr Jim Martin blogged about earlier this week he took questions from readers on the Washington

Pope Benedict decided to end speculation about whether he will discuss the abuse crisis even before he lands Aboard the plane en route to Washington D C he said this according to the Associated Press It is a great suffering for the Church in the United States and for the church in general

This is my third and final post on the Triduum at the Casa in Scottsdale Arizona Click on my name above to read my previous entries When I heard that the Casa was putting on a passion play in the afternoon of Good Friday I mentally thought I might skip it I had studied the sordid history of

Today Pope Benedict s profound theological vision comes up against the whirlwind of America s 24 7 media culture and is indeed at the mercy of that culture A man not know for soundbites will be the subject of soundbites Instead of encyclicals and books and homilies the Pope s message wil

Here s Associate Editor Matt Malone SJ on NPR today along with a seminarian from St Charles Borromeo Seminary in Philadelphia Pa on All Things Considered considering the shortage of priestly vocations and why a person would choose to enter a seminary or religious life Besides bein