Father Jim Martin s recent blog on the Wisconsin apparition of the Blessed Virgin Mary rekindled thoughts about and an assessment of what these visions really mean Over a hundred years ago William James considered by many to be the Father of American Psychology wondered similar thoughts and unde

Inside Job the new film on the underlying reasons and the putative villains behind the Great Recession is sure well pretty sure to gain an Oscar nod for best documentary nbsp Which means that America needed to review it for you nbsp Karen Smith our editorial director liked it and w

Thanks Archbishop Fabriciano Your pal nbsp Children everywhere nbsp Argentine archbishop slams Santa Claus AFP ndash 1 day ago BUENOS AIRES mdash A Roman Catholic archbishop surprised his parishioners in Argentina by telling the children that Santa Claus was not real but instead a comme

Are we desacralizing Dec 25 with ldquo Midnight Masses rdquo earlier and earlier the day before nbsp What rsquo s your opinion Over dinner a few weeks ago I spoke with a group of five parish priests about something that had me concerned or at least had piqued my curiosity nbsp What did the

Recently in America magazine Prof Christopher Ruddy wrote a typically discerning and meditative article titled Our Ecumenical Future How the Bishops Can Advance Christian Unity November 8 2010 I was brought along in a spirit of genial agreement with him until the end of the article when

You may be aware that conditions in Sudan are reaching a crisis point as the referendum on southern independence comes up January 9 Many international observers are growing increasingly concerned about the likelihood of violence between the Arab north and the Christian and traditional south if as