On November 11th the Feast of St Martin of Tours is celebrated Sulpicius Severus who wrote the biography of the fourth-century monk notes the time young Martin was returning from military exercises wearing armor simple cloak and sword A beggar asked for Martin s help in the freezing cold Ma

nbsp CNN covers the ongoing controversy in the Minnesota Catholic community surrounding the distribution of 400 000 DVDs to the local faithful by Archbishop John C Nienstedt Financed by the Knights of Columbus and anonymous donors the DVDs offer a strong reminder that the Catholic Church oppose

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Thanks to the Jesuit Web site Mirada Global select articles from America are now available in Spanish You can browse them here Mirada Global has also translated these articles into Portugese to switch languages click on the flag-colored icons in the upper right hand corner of the article page T

An interesting pairing of stories in today s New York Times First a profile of Cathleen P Black the newly appointed chancellor of the New York City school system A highly accomplished executive at Hearst Magazines she launched O Oprah s very successful monthly Black is a product of Chicago C

Capuchins in Switzerland whose numbers are diminishing are seeking some help from the classifieds to help fill their ranks The BBC reports The Capuchin order says it is looking for professional single men like bankers or lawyers aged 22 to 35 to join its dwindling ranks The Capuchin order -