Friday October 19 is a big day for Catholics especially for Jesuits and their colleagues It is the Feast of the North American Martyrs which commemorates such spiritual giants as St Isaac Jogues St Jean de Br eacute beuf and their brother Jesuits all of whom worked with the Native peoples in

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About two dozen journalists made the trip for the long-awaited resumption of hearings in the military trial of five alleged 9 11 conspirators including Khalid Sheikh Mohammed the self-professed mastermind of the Sept 11 2001 terrorist attacks Due to the relatively small number of journalists

Next week there will be preliminary hearings at the U S Naval Base in Guant aacute namo Bay Cuba for five men accused of helping plot the Sept 11 2001 attacks I will be there to report the story for America As I spend a week at Guant aacute namo and observe the military commission hearings

Last night rsquo s spirited Vice-Presidential debate was billed in some quarters as a ldquo Catholic smackdown rdquo The debate moderator Martha Raddatz made specific note of that reality when she called the debate ldquo historic rdquo nbsp as it was the first time that both candidates fo

Jesuits are obliged outside voices might more easily say have the luxury for to make an eight day silent retreat every year I just returned from making mine in Seattle at the Jesuit University there I never know from year to year whether making my annual retreat will lead to dryness difficul