Richard Leonard rsquo s essay The Mystical Gaze rsquo and the DVD release of Avatar provide an opportunity to revisit the film nbsp nbsp Leonard helpfully points to the level on which the film works nbsp Endless reviews of its clich eacute d story line simply miss the point nbsp It rsquo

Yesterday we attended a Good Friday justice walk modeled on the Stations of the Cross nbsp Living in a new town I had hoped that it would provide an entry into the suffering struggles and salvation of this place nbsp It was sponsored by a broad coalition of local churches and justice groups

When we think about politics and the parish, we generally think about policy advocacy - for example, the pre-election-year statements of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, like Faithful Citizenship: A Catholic Call to Political Responsibility(October 2003), or letter-writing campaigns conducte