In the latest issue of America in an essay titled quot Saving the Humanities quot Raymond Schroth S J responds to quot The Heart of the Matter quot nbsp a report recently issued by the Commission on the Humanities amp Social Sciences for the American Academy of Arts amp Sciences quot

In Porta Fidei The Door of Faith nbsp Pope Benedict XVI 39 s reflection announcing the recently ended Year of Faith he mentioned those who quot while not claiming to have the gift of faith are nevertheless sincerely searching for the ultimate meaning and definitive truth of their lives and o

Steve Jobs ended his 2005 Stanford commencement speech by urging his audience quot Stay hungry Stay foolish quot For Jobs remaining hungry and foolish was the path to authenticity It was the way to live a life that in his words didn 39 t rely on the results of another 39 s thinking nbsp

Yesterday 39 s reading marking the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception was the same reading we hear on the Solemnity of the Annunciation It 39 s of the dramatic moment where the angel Gabriel comes to Mary to tell her that she will bear Jesus nbsp Of all the things we might say about this fam

December brings concerns about the commercialism of Christmas, along with invocations to return to the day’s “true meaning.”

Dana Gioia 39 s outstanding essay on the condition of Catholic literature published in the latest issue of First Things is now available to non-subscribers I blogged about it here last week and encourage readers to head over to First Things to read it in full nbsp His essay titled quot The Cat