The church doesn t think that there s much conflict between evolution and faith the Vatican said as much just this year nbsp Still the battle between Darwin fans and God fans continues to rage nbsp Now here s Robert Wright author of The Evolution of God in the New York Times today on nbsp

Did Jesus laugh nbsp Most likely nbsp nbsp Do I like to laugh nbsp Most definitely nbsp nbsp Anyway this is just for fun nbsp I don t think we had our blog up and running when this thing came out nbsp Hope you enjoy it nbsp If you steal any of these jokes at least footnote me

nbsp That s what Scott Simon on NPR s Weekend Edition asked me the other day nbsp nbsp Here s my answer from today s show along with some reflections on an occasion when humor went too far nbsp The America piece on humor that Mr Simon mentions at the beginning is The Most Infallible Sign

Roland Joffe director of The Mission a movie about the Jesuit reductions that I hope that you ve seen is doing a new movie on St Josemaria Escriva founder of Opus Dei nbsp Laurie Goodstein has the story in today s New York Times nbsp The project was initiated by a member of Opus Dei is p

Sandra Schneiders a member of Sisters Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary of Monroe Mich is a professor of New Testament Studies and Christian Spirituality at the Jesuit School of Theology Berkeley Calif nbsp She is also the author of several books on religious life after Vatican II n

Cambridge MA This is the third of five reflections on my recent trip to India my 12th or 13th to the subcontinent After some general comments on why I love visiting India and on caste I turn now to one of the simplest and best religious opportunities available to those who visit India and avoid