nbsp For Christmas my sister gave me the newest book from one of my favorite authors Help Thanks Wow by Anne Lamott My favorite authors tend to be those who write things that I wish I rsquo d written and Anne Lamott rsquo s many essays on motherhood and faith and struggle are definitely some

If you rsquo ve ever wondered where the Catholic Church stands on the unsavory use of ivory in religious objects you now have an answer Last fall a reporter with National Geographic wrote the Vatican to inquire about the church rsquo s stance on using ivory to construct crucifixes and other devoti

This homily was delivered by Bishop Blase J Cupich of Spokane Wash on January 21 Thanks to Bishop Cupich for sharing it with us Our gathering this noon coincides with two national feasts the inauguration of our president and the Martin Luther King Jr holiday Both events put us in touch with

nbsp Society of Jesus Statement on the 40th Anniversary of Roe v Wade 22 January 2013On this 40th anniversary of Roe v Wade the Society of Jesus in the United States the Jesuits the largest religious community of priests and brothers in the Roman Catholic Church vigorously affirms our opposi

nbsp The president rsquo s tone was measured but the agenda he detailed in today rsquo s inauguration speech was surprisingly robust The president suggested that his final term in office would be dedicated to shoring up the nation rsquo s declining middle class confronting climate change pressi

nbsp President Obama 39 s baby steps toward U S gun violence containment received some words of support from an unlikely source the Vatican In his weekly editorial Father Federico Lombardi S J director of the Press Office of the Holy See commented directly on Obama 39 s proposals then bro