From Mirada Global an essay from Colombia on the need for a new ethical framework for the 21st century Nowadays we live according to the rules of a consumerist neo-liberal system which dominates the techno-scientific society with its false assertion that our planets possesses both biotic and a

For the New York Times Ginia Bellafante has recently written this article relating the Catholic Worker to Occupy America readers who are interested in these matters should know that Occupy in conjunction with dozens of other organizations dedicated to the equitable sharing of social resources is

The church finds itself mired in controversy lately and Catholic colleges and universities are seemingly not exempt from the mess Inside Higher Ed takes a look at a few Catholic schools where questions of Catholic identity access to health care and other emotive issues are causing discord Who c

Isn rsquo t it surprising to hear today s Gospel John 6 60-69 tell us that some of Jesus rsquo s disciples ldquo returned to their former way of life and no longer walked with him rdquo It rsquo s almost unbelievable So many of us nbsp would literally give our right arms to see and hear what

Just posted to our site a Web only reflection from Bishop Gerald F Kicanas who accompanied the pope on his recent trip to Cuba The demise of the Soviet Union in the early 1990s caused great collateral damage in Cuba With Soviet subsidies gone so much fell into disrepair so many became des

Over at the National Catholic Reporter John Allen offers an inside baseball look at exactly what the heck is going on at the Vatican regarding the L C W R clampdown or is it Allen offers a somewhat calming dissection of the behind the scenes jockeying that took place is probably still taking pl