A little about the Vatican 39 s surprising plan to poll Catholics about important issues in preparation for the Synod of Bishops next October just reported in NCR nbsp First off this is indeed new While in the past bishops were encouraged to promote discussion in their dioceses in preparation f

The vocation of the Catholic brother is often misunderstood Frequently they are asked even by members of their own religious order quot Why don 39 t you get ordained quot It is often an insensitive question You might as well ask a married man why he didn rsquo t join a religious order nbsp

You don’t “make” a retreat. If anything, the retreat makes you.

Here at America we rsquo ve been anticipating our publication of ldquo A Big Heart Open to God rdquo the exclusive interview with Pope Francis for Jesuit journals worldwide for weeks nbsp From the first proposal of the project see our editor-in-chief rsquo s summary of how the papal intervie

nbsp Yesterday the Pope visited the Centro Astalli a center for refugees in the city of Rome run by the Jesuit Refugee Service nbsp While there he spoke with the refugees and the JRS workers nbsp Dear Brothers and Sisters good afternoon First of all I greet you men and women refugees We

A Prayer for Peace in SyriaO Prince of Peace we come before you sinful and sorrowful We know that we are all guilty of hatred and contempt and yet we ask for your mercy and forgiveness In Syria millions of our brothers and sisters are suffering greatly And it seems that their suffering may be

For me, the tipping point in my awareness of the crisis facing women religious came by way of Twitter and a phone call.The tweet alerted me to an alarming news item about the Sisters of St. Joseph of Springfield, Mass. An article headlined “Sisters of St. Joseph Face Dire Financial Situation W

La postura de la Iglesia Cat lica acerca de nbsp la actividad homosexual es bien conocida Probablemente no hay nbsp un cat lico inteligente en este pa s tal vez incluso en el mundo occidental que no est nbsp consciente de la clara ense anza de la Iglesia El Catecismo ense a que la acti

A number of people have asked me about Jesuit formation, particularly the nomenclature, and the way that Jesuits refer to one another at various stages. So here goes. 

I found it amusing that the biggest news from World Youth Day in Rio de Janeiro was not that Pope Francis nbsp attracted 3 7 million people to nbsp his Sunday Mass on Copacabana Beach nbsp inevitably nicknamed ldquo Popacabana rdquo for the week Nor was it the pope rsquo s dramatic speech befor