Fifty years after the opening of the Second Vatican Council, the church faces new challenges. In this final installment of a three-part series, Father Anthony...
Articles
Ghandi and the Unspeakable By James W. Douglass (Orbis, 2012) It’s a slight book, but a profound one: In just 126 pages, author and theologian James...
In the pre-Christmas rush, take time for Advent. Jamie and Carol and their four children, ages 9 to 15, try to avoid looking at any Christmas decorations...
By André Vauchez (Yale Press, 2012) Francis the ecologist, Francis the stigmatic, Francis the peace activist, Francis the crusader. With so many Francis...
Mumford & Sons (Luna Park Records, 2011) Here’s the elevator pitch on Mumford & Sons: U2 meets Old Crow Medicine Show at Bruce...
Directed by Ben Affleck (Warner Brothers, 2012) Films based on true events face the dual challenge of making real life captivating on the big screen and of...
November 2012: A Private History of Happiness: Ninety-Nine Moments of Joy from Around the World By George Myerson Review: It’s no secret that happiness is...
Moving a bishop should be more than an ecclesiastical game of chess. Climbing the corporate ladder in our business-driven culture is generally applauded. Who...
Some people come to Venice for the canals, some for the romance, and some for the history, seeing it as the quintessential Italian city. I came because, like...
On my first visit to Guatemala, I stayed with a priest who brought me to the neighboring village of Santiago Atitlán, where he told me the story of Father Stan...
