The Cristo Rey model of schools begun in the Pilsen area of Chicago by John Foley SJ is one of the great ideas of the Jesuits in this country in the last 25 years nbsp Essentially high-school students from poorer backgrounds work to help defray the cost of their tuition and at the same time g

James Martin S J recently made the case on this blog that he should have been invited to speak at the Republican and Democratic conventions Among other things he explained in Why I Should Speak at the Conventions it would secure the party that invited him the Jesuit vote not to mention that

The United Nations reports that more than 100 000 refugees escaped into neighboring states in August as violence in Syria escalated dramatically the highest monthly total since the beginning of the Syrian crisis U N officials were scrambling to respond to the health and nutrition needs of more th

ldquo Can one vote for Romney if it means a 6 or 7 or God forbid 8 percent increase in the number of abortions in America If it means ANY increase in the abortion rate If it means thousands of new deaths among the unborn rdquo Steve Schneck rsquo s argument at a Democrats for Life Panel in Ch

ldquo Can one vote for Romney if it means a 6 or 7 or God forbid 8 percent increase in the number of abortions in America If it means ANY increase in the abortion rate If it means thousands of new deaths among the unborn rdquo Steve Schneck rsquo s argument at a Democrats for Life Panel in Ch

Cardinal Timothy Dolan delivered the closing prayer at the Democratic National Convention last night concluding his fewweeks in the national political spotlight that saw many pundits discussing the pros and cons of having the nation rsquo s most notable Catholic prelate appear in such partisan conv