August 3, 2009

In Saecula Saeculorum Re the article by Thomas G. Casey, S.J., suggesting we replace Latin with English as the official language of the church (“Ave atque Vale,” 6/8): While I may be biased as a student of the classics, I think that Latin holds a significant place in the Catholic Church

Iraqi refugees in the United States face harsh pitfalls.

What you see depends on how and where you look

The artist James Ensor had a wicked sense of humor and was obsessed with religious imagery. View slide show.

“Public Enemies” resurrects a perennial tragic hero for one more ritual slaughter.

This is “living bread,” a nourishing word that leads one to cherish all life, to choose life and, ultimately, to relinquish one’s own life for the life of the world, believing that this is the way to life eternal.

Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time (B), Aug. 16, 2009