Civility is not a sign of weakness fifty years ago today

Several years ago I discovered a treasure in a used book store Spiritual Exercises by Karl Rahner S J NY Herder and Herder 1965 This was not written like an ordinary book as Father Rahner never intended it to be one Each year Rahner gave eight-day retreats based on the Spiritual Exercises

When Christina Green the youngest casualty of the Tucson shootings was burried last week her body was laid to rest in a casket donated by Trappist monks of the New Mellaray Abbey in Iowa David Gibson summarized the story over at Politics Daily Many religious communities of monks and nuns have a

Reading Philadelphia District Attorney Seth Williams indictment of abortion provider Kermit Gosnell is hard traveling and the 260-page grand jury report is worse The grisly details of this doctor s practice is something out of a Grade B horror film Gosnell is accused of causing the death of one

A Catholic diocese in the United States is offering a twelve-step program for men struggling with same-sex attraction From The Colorado Springs Gazette The Catholic Diocese of Colorado Springs is borrowing a page from Alcoholics Anonymous by launching a 12-step program that offers pastoral

The Eternal Word Television Network announced today that it has signed a letter of intent to acquire the National Catholic Register from the paper s current owners the Legionaries of Christ The deal is expected to be finalized by the end of this month An article on EWTN s Web site states that