Ed. by Colleen Griffith & Thomas Groome (Paraclete, 2012) At first glance, Catholic Spiritual Practices: A Treasury of Old and New seems only marginally...
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We can’t afford to lose our children to the ravages of war. Surely the hardest faces to look upon during armed conflict are those of terrified or wounded...
Whether you’re a parent or a volunteer catechist, this theologian says the art of persuasion is key to handing on the faith. Want proof? Just watch Jesus in...
Editors’ note: Sounding Board is one person’s take on a many-sided subject and does not necessarily reflect the opinions of U.S. Catholic, its editors...
Directed by Steven Spielberg (DreamWorks, 2012) Abraham Lincoln is one of the most famous figures in American history and one of its most universally beloved...
By W. Merle Longwood et al (Wipf & Stock, 2011) A primary stated goal of Forging the Male Spirit: The Spiritual Lives of American College Men is to answer...
The Coup (Epitaph, 2012) First, a warning: The lyrics on this album feature the usual hip-hop profanity, and there is no edited version. For many that is...
Of all the body parts I didn’t expect my busted knee to affect, it was my eyes. But I’m here to tell you that the first thing that changes when you’re hobbling...
The easy answer to that question is, we, the church, did. The feasts and seasons of the liturgical year all developed from the church’s desire to remember...
You won’t find the phrase “original sin” in the Bible. The story of humanity’s “fall” in Genesis 1 doesn’t use the term, and St. Paul, one of the church’s...
