An excellent article maybe the best short treament I ve read yet on the holiness of John Paul II soon to be beatified nbsp It s by John Thavis Catholic New Service s veteran Vatican correspondent and stresses his personal holiness that is his personal spiritual life and relationship to God

Cardinal Donald Wuerl archbishop of Washington DC and chairman of the USCCB s Committee on Doctrine issued today a further nbsp explanation nbsp for the bishops critique of Sister Elizabeth Johnson s book Quest for the Living God and responded in particular to a statement nbsp published nbsp b

Palm Sunday raises at least two nbsp important spiritual questions for Christians What does it mean to be like Jesus And what does it means to take up our crosses just like he did First you don t need to go looking for your cross Life gives them to you Whether it s an illness or a tough famil

I m completely and utterly biased favorably that is about this article since I m a New England Jesuit and nbsp know well all the Jesuits nbsp quoted and pictured in reference to Fairfield University s beautiful new and environmentally friendly Jesuit residence nbsp The old residence was

Don t miss in this week s Culture section nbsp Paul Mariani s lively piece on working with the actor James Franco in a recent film adaptation of Mariani s own biography of the American poet Hart Crane nbsp An excerpt This energy this promise this brilliance this tragic dance that was Hart

The Vatican is hosting a blog conference nbsp Sponsored by the Pontifical Council for Culture and Social Communications the invitation-only meeting scheduled for May 2 will ldquo allow for a dialogue between bloggers and Church representatives to listen to the experiences of those who are act

The best review is one that makes you want to see a film or read a book without giving too much away and spoiling the experience nbsp After reading Karen Smith s review of the nbsp critically lauded nbsp new Korean film Poetry I m getting ready to see it nbsp Here s the lede Poetry rdquo

Two articles in the New York Times today will be of interest to Catholics nbsp The first on the front page by Laurie Goodstein focuses on the new Mass translations and provides a concise summary of nbsp the events leading up to Rome s approval of the changes nbsp Her article includes comment

The Catholic Theological Society of America s Board of Directors nbsp has responded to the USCCB Committee on Doctrine s nbsp critique of Elizabeth Johnson s book Quest for the Living God nbsp H t to Grant Gallicho at Dotcommonweal nbsp The nbsp statement and the list of signatories is on the

For those who have been following the public conversation between Fr Roy Bourgeois the well-known peace activist and founder of the School of the Americas Watch and the Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers his religious congregation of many years nbsp over his support of women s ordination this lett