Just posted to our home page this video commentary from Fr Jim Martin on the symbolic acts of repentance by two church leaders in Ireland Tim Reidy nbsp

Last Fall Father Jim Martin wrote about Saint Alphonsus Rodriguez a Jesuit brother who met young Peter Claver and encouraged him to work overseas in the missions which at that time included ministering to people from Africa who had been imprisoned by the slave trade Several months ago a friend

Thanks to former Baseball Commissioner Fay Vincent for sending this remembrance of George W. Hunt, S.J.

There are as many paths to God as there are individuals This series on Huffpo s Religion Page nbsp looks at six of the most well-traveled paths for contemporary seekers This final path to God crosses all the other ones at various points People on the path of confusion run hot and cold with their c

ldquo Of Gods and Men rdquo is the greatest nbsp film on faith I rsquo ve ever seen nbsp It surpasses even some of my longtime favorite movies on the spiritual life like ldquo Romero rdquo ldquo Diary of a Country Priest rdquo ldquo A Man for All Seasons rdquo The Mission and ldquo

Back in August I posted about Newt Gingrich his conversion to Catholicism and his pontificating on various moral issues of the day even as he battles questions about his own moral failings The New York Times yestrday offered a profile on Gingrich s faith and politicking which is receiving renew