nbsp nbsp nbsp The plants in my house that are still alive thrive in an atmosphere of inattention High maintenance plants don rsquo t last long here My plants tend to be more hearty than beautiful They sit in their mismatched pots soaking in sunshine through the windows grateful for the occ

One needn rsquo t be interested in painting mining or things British to enjoy ldquo The Pitmen Painters rdquo an often funny and at times ferociously affecting new play on Broadway at the Samuel J Friedman Theater The play was written by Lee Hall whose screenplay and book for ldquo Billy El

I don t usually link to articles that are not available online but these two pieces from The New York Review of Books are very much worthwhile even if you have to hoof it to the library The first is a review of Fintan O Toole s Ship of Fools How Stupidity and Corruption Sank the Celtic Tiger wh

Now that some of the dust has settled regarding Arizona s harsh immigration law in which police are directed to detain any person suspected of being in the country illegally and who cannot produce papers to prove otherwise NPR has filed a report highlighting the disturbing influence that a for-pro

A nbsp recent visit from my friend the artist Bob Gilroy S J has prompted me to write about a project that is well worth your time nbsp Bob is a Jesuit priest a talented visual artist and longtime spiritual director based at the Campion Renewal Center in Weston Mass nbsp whose work is prob

The Yukpa people of Venezuela call him Brother Ajishama meaning the one who knows the way to the Promised Land The 81-year-old Spanish Jesuit has spent 45 of his 81 years serving them now he is ready to give his life for them There is no greater demonstration of friendship Fr Jose Maria Kort