Voices
Kerry Weber is an executive editor for America.
Male discussion groups have proved successful on college campuses, but the exploration of male spirituality can be valuable to men of any age. Listed below are a few resources from the Center for Action and Contemplation, founded by Richard Rohr, O.F.M. You can find a more complete resource list here.
An extraordinary leadership program for men on campus
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The annual Catholic Media Convention took place June 21-25 in Pittsburgh PA The convention is a great chance for members of the Catholic press to meet and to exchange ideas It concludes with the presentation of the Catholic Press Awards and I m pleased to announce that this year America received
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I rsquo m more than willing to admit that I find much of the Catholic kitsch available today to be quite amusing albeit completely unnecessary See plush Mass kit It seems many retailers know that as global diverse community the church offers not only a huge network of spiritual support but
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A brief but interesting article in the New York Times Magazine this weekend noted the economic differences among the various religious denominations in the United States Of course education plays a role too The most affluent of the major religions mdash including secularism mdash is Reform
Film
Roland Joffé presents a prehistory of St. Josemaria Escriva
Arts & CultureFilm
“I didn’t want the film simply to be about the ‘life of a saint,’” says Roland Joffe of “There Be Dragons.”
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From Thomas C Fox at NCR In what appears to be a reconciliatory move by the U S bishops rsquo Committee on Doctrine towards church scholars who took issue with the committee rsquo s sharp critique of a book by a prominent Fordham University theologian the committee executive director has wri
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The route of the elevated 7 train which travels between Queens and Manhattan passes by 5 Pointz a now-empty artist space The owners of the building encourage graffiti artists to paint the walls resulting in a colorful array of designs and images as you can see here It s one of my favorite sp
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YouCat The book rsquo s title sounds a bit like a trendy blog or a cartoon character but its message is a serious one ldquo It will not make life easy for you rdquo Pope Benedict XVI writes in the foreword ldquo because it demands of you a new life rdquo Short for ldquo Youth Catechism of