To mark what would have been Thomas Merton's 99th birthday, a reflection and poem from the great spiritual writer that appeared in our pages in 1963.
Catholic studies programs are growing in popularity on Catholic campuses across the country especially as a minor or part of a double major They offer students the opportunity to round out and deepen their education through an understanding of Catholicism rsquo s interaction with the cultural root
There is shocking news from the journalist E Benjamin Skinner slavery is very much alive in our day A 1999 study estimated that there were then 27 million slaves worldwide This claim motivated Skinner to infiltrate trafficking networks and slave trades in Godforsaken places and interview the sla
For many years the Prudential Insurance Company of America has used as its logo a sketch of the Rock of Gibraltar The image conveys stability strength and permanence It suggests that the company will be around for a long time and that its clients can rely on its promises Today rsquo s reading fr