Thirty-five years ago by chance I came across a new edition of nbsp The Showings nbsp of Julian of Norwich I spent an entire summer reading and re-reading and continuously praying over that mystic 39 s writings based on the revelations she received in 1373 as she lay dying There are two versions

From the stones of this sacred building and from across the centuries Jesus proclaims ldquo I am alive rdquo said Matt Malone S J editor in chief of America in a live-streamed homily on March 17 from St Patrick rsquo s Cathedral in New York City in celebration of the patron of Ireland and

This is the second installment in a series of posts on Pope Francis as we look forward to the first anniversary of his election on March 13 The first entry quot Francis Far More than Show quot looks at how Francis is dramatically reshaping the papacy through his 1 his choice of advisers and 2

Pew Research says it can 39 t tease out a discernable Pope ldquo Francis effect rdquo in the behavior of American Catholics but maybe it needs to look beyond its telephone surveys Talking to some vocation directors might make a good start Jesuit vocations officers for instance are reporting

To all the doubters who asked whether Pope Francis would prove to be all style and no substance the answer is in This highly popular innovative pope means business For sure he is the master of both grand and spontaneous gestures His request for prayers before his first blessing was a grand pu

Miriam Weeks the daughter of a doctor in Spokane now a freshman at Duke University hopes to ldquo screw her way all the way to graduation rdquo Now do I have your attention I love newspapers I read four every day My father wrote editorials for The Trenton Times and four other dailies includi