nbsp This was a film experience unlike any other I had experienced Saturday afternoon when I approached the ticket office the SOLD OUT sign flickered up When I returned on Monday I just squeezed in for one of the last seats The film was a grim documentary Since when do documentaries pack them i

A climate check on what the world is saying about the conclave.

nbsp On Saturday last I attended an intriguing seminar sponsored by The Vatican Observatory Foundation Its topic was astrobiology Astrobiology is a compound science which relies on astronomy biology chemistry to ask about the origin evolution distribution of life in the universe Are there h

nbsp Cambridge MA This Lenten series is dedicated to reflections on the second chapter of the Yoga Sutras a chapter dedicated to the ldquo yoga of action rdquo As I explained in the first and second entries however ldquo action rdquo here is more a spiritual and intellectual doing and und

Two events out of the Spring meeting of the German Bishops Conference in the western town of Trier are worth noting today A diaconate for women was proposed by Cardinal Walter Kasper during a study day on Feb 21 discussing how to involve more women in church life today Kasper spoke of a ldquo dea

This just in from the Pew Forum on Religion amp Public Life Washington D C ndash As the pontificate of Benedict XVI winds down many American Catholics express a desire for change according to a new survey report by the Pew Research Center For example most Catholics say it would be good if t