Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is a city of great cultural diversity. I arrived here after working for 10 years with undocumented immigrants in Tennessee and...
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Even if you’re eligible for AARP, don’t be a snob about young adult fiction. It’s some of the most creative literature around. This spring I...
The war on drugs isn’t working. In fact, it is making the problem even worse. In May President Barack Obama signaled the beginning of the end of the war on...
Yet another bout of end-times hysteria is sweeping the nation, or at least our flat screen TVs. But this time there’s a twist. In recent years the earth has...
Here are some interesting new book releases for August: August 2013 American Catholics in Transition By William V. D’Antonio, Michele Dillon, and Mary L...
Darius Rucker (Capitol Nashville, 2013) Put on your favorite pair of blue jeans and T-shirt, grab a glass of libations, and settle down for some reminiscing...
All three synoptic gospels tell the story of the transfiguration of Jesus (Matt. 17:1-13; Mark 9:3-13; Luke 9:28-36)—frequently a sign of the importance of an...
Stuck in the job hunt with seemingly few prospects? Maybe your parish can offer some advice. Peter Durek had lost all hope. For the six months after he...
c. 2013 Religion News Service RIO DE JANEIRO (RNS) In one of the most inclusive gestures of his visit here, Pope Francis donned a headdress offered to him from...
Pope Francis has put a “church of the poor” front and center. How should First World Christians respond to his invitation and challenge? Roberto S. Goizueta...
