Voices
The Rev. James Martin, S.J., is a Jesuit priest, author, editor at large at America and founder of Outreach.
In All Things
What insights from today s Feast of the Annunciation of the Lord can help you in your daily spiritual life nbsp Find out nbsp
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According to news reports at the funeral of Elizabeth Taylor yesterday nbsp the actor Colin Farrell read from nbsp the Gerard Manley Hopkins poem The Leaden Echo and the Golden Echo which includes the lines Give beauty back beauty beauty beauty back to God beauty s self and beauty s giv
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Just released from the USCCB President of USCCB Reiterates Bishops rsquo Resolve to Deal Firmly with Clerics Who Abuse Children Clerics who sexually abuse minors are forbidden from ministryBacks April Child Abuse Prevention Month for protection of childrenImplementation of nbsp Charter nbsp to pro
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Don t miss Jake Martin s inspired take on the serendipitious or is it planned nbsp trio of complicated lead characters in in Showtime s hit dramas Weeds Nurse Jackie and The United States of Tara who as nbsp Martin says nbsp are filled with good intentions but make bad choices nbsp nb
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A great Jesuit spiritual master died yesterday morning nbsp Fr David L Fleming S J was the longtime editor of the journal ldquo Review for Religious rdquo the author of a contemporary translation of St Ignatius rsquo s Spiritual Exercises called Draw Me Into Your Friendship nbsp of ines
Our desires for God come from God and lead us to the divine mystery.
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The earthquake and tsunami in Japan a horrifying disaster that unfolded before our eyes on television and the Internet not only wrenched the hearts of every compassionate person but also raised for the believer an age-old question Why do we suffer That immense question or the problem of evil
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In addition to the ways of desiring God that I spoke about in my article in this week s issue ldquo Get Closer rdquo here are several other common experiences nbsp Many nbsp have had these experiences mdash without being aware that they nbsp may be nbsp ways of hearing God s voice in our lives
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I am having a difficult time comprehending the appalling situation in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia nbsp It s really almost incomprehensible to me nbsp nbsp My main questions are How could this be happening nbsp in my hometown nine years after the Dallas Charter was promulgated nbsp nbsp Is
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Ash Wednesday hits the web nbsp AOL users were probably surprised to find Archbishop Timothy Dolan of New York on AOL s You ve Got series nbsp Here is the archbishop talking about the significance of Ash Wednesday and the season of Lent in his typically animated inviting and accessible way