Vatican II Revisited: The apostolic visitation revives some unresolved conflicts.
The apostolic visitation revives some unresolved conflicts.
Conversation Peace: Practicing what we preach in resolving conflicts
Practicing what we preach in resolving conflicts
Of Many Things
Of Many Things
Three years and 100 conversations later, the America podcast has proved to be a modest success.
Letters
Letters
Impressive Restraint I am impressed by the breathtaking restraint exercised by Doris Gottemoeller, R.S.M. (“A Visitor’s Guide,” 11/23). As an 81-year-old with 60 years of living this ministerial religious life, I wonder where is the outrage over the secrecy, the disrespect (of L.C.
Editorials
Marching Into the Past
President Obama's Nobel acceptance speech was a march backward into cold war history.
Faith in Focus
Fraternal Orders: Good counsel for young clergy from their senior brothers
Good counsel for young clergy from their senior brothers
Books
Beads of Power
There are fashions in devotion just as there are in secular life. But Mary, and the rosary, is different.
Tangled up in Bears
Sections of John Irving’s new novel are a triumph of storytelling, as if the author is shouting: Look, ma, no hands!
Homecoming
A native of the city, Louise Gluck visits the countryside in her latest collection of poems.
Film
Dead End: Cormac McCarthy’s “The Road”
Cormac McCarthy’s “The Road”
Flying Solo: The unsettling isolationism of ‘Up in the Air’
‘Up in the Air’ recognizes a harsh reality beneath its own verbal dexterity and slick packaging.
Television
When I Grow Up: TNT’s ‘Men of a Certain Age’
The three lead characters on “Men of a Certain Age” aren’t buffoons, the role that middle age men play in most sitcoms.
Poetry
Drones
The dictionary names drones
The Word
Love Enough for All
The Baptism of the Lord (C), Jan. 10, 2010
Open Your Gift
Second Sunday in Ordinary Time (C), Jan. 17, 2010
Columns
Shelter From the Storms
The number of environmental refugees is growing quickly.
Current Comment
Current Comment
Hell on Wheels; Reaping, Sowing, Googling; A Long Way From Home
Signs Of the Times
Latino Youth Find Hope and Danger
A major study of the values and aspirations of Latino youth paints a portrait of optimism and enthusiasm in the face of significant struggles.
News Briefs
The convicted killer of Sister Dorothy Stang, a missionary to Brazil from the United States, withdrew his request for a new trial on Dec. 9.
Shelter From the Storms
during her sabbatical from The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., is a fellow at the Commission on International Religious Freedom. How quickly things change. First, Jesus’ birth is celebrated by the Magi and angels. Then the celebration is cut short, as Christ and his family
Signs of the Times
” Tragic Week for African Missionaries Priests in South Africa are targets for robbers because they are believed to have money, several clerics said after a French missionary became the fourth priest to be murdered in the country during 2009. Five people, including three teenagers, have been arrest
Irish Cardinal ‘Ahead of His Time’
Cardinal Cahal Daly was remembered for his “sustained efforts in the promotion of justice and peace in Northern Ireland.”
Schillebeeckx, Dominican Theologian, Dead at 95
Edward Schillebeeckx served as theological adviser to the Dutch bishops during the Second Vatican Council.
Vatican Weighs Decision on Papal Attacker
A critical factor will be the doctors’ evaluation concerning the woman’s mental state and whether or not she was “of sound mind.”
Three More Irish Bishops Resign
A total of four bishops have now resigned as a result of a recent report on how the Dublin Archdiocese covered up allegations of clerical sex abuse.
News Briefs
Orthodox Christians in predominantly Muslim Turkey “don’t feel that we enjoy our full rights as Turkish citizens,” said Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople.
Financial Crisis Clear to Catholic Charities Agencies
On the eve of its 100th anniversary, Catholic Charities USA is facing an array of new challenges brought on by the prolonged economic recession.
Protecting Creation a New Path to Peace
In this annual address from the Vatican, Pope Benedict said responding to the current ecological crisis was every person’s responsibility.
Opening School Doors To Hispanics
The Committee on Catholic Education launches a campaign to enroll one million Hispanic students in Catholic schools by 2020.
Signs of the Times
” Hell on Wheels A Brooklyn neighborhood recently witnessed the installation of a dedicated bicycle lane to protect two-wheeled commuters and recreational cyclists. Conflict ensued when the local Hasidic community complained that in addition to disobeying traffic laws, the immodestly clad cyclists w
Tragic Week for African Missionaries
Priests in South Africa have become targets for robbers because they are believed to have money.
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