Pope Benedict s message for today s World Day of Peace text here is a powerful and succint argument for religious freedom as the foundation of all other human rights and freedoms It s not an academic matter Mounting violence against Christians in the Middle East -- the Pope begins with the massa

The Vatican Observatory astronomer and columnist Br Guy Consolmagno SJ has a fascinating piece at the UK Jesuit e-journal Thinking Faith about the star which the Magi followed Is there an astronomical explanation Consolmagno s science makes him sceptical of Matthew s account but his theology make

For my 50th birthday this past week I decided that nbsp it would be a lark nbsp to Tweet the 12 Things I Wish I Knew at 25 nbsp Or rather things that had I either known them or more accurately nbsp followed them would have made my life a lot easier and saved me a lot of heartache nbsp Some

I have usually entertained some ambiguity if not cynicism about New Year s resolutions.

We are pleased to feature this guest blog post from Sir Jeffery M Abood KHS Sir Abood is chair of the Holy Land Christian Ecumenical Foundation rsquo s International Speakers Bureau and Co-Chair of the Council on Global Solidarity Diocese of Cleveland The recent Middle East Synod has helped foc

Although I have been teaching college for ten years this term marked the first time that I taught an introductory course in practical theology to both undergraduates and graduate students in the same semester Many Catholics in the United States do not know about the field of practical theology