In his 26 years as pope, John Paul II gave new shape to the papacy, Richard R. Gaillardetz reflected shortly after his death. With his...
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Don’t paint public workers as a public enemies; they’re just working for the common good. A few days after Milwaukee Archbishop Jerome E. Listecki issued a...
Fragments of Your Ancient Name: 365 Glimpses of the Divine for Daily Meditation By Joyce Rupp (Sorin Books, 2011) Litanies, or the repeating of various names...
Whether it’s a Christian film, a family film, or a sports film, Soul Surfer aims to inspire. Bethany Hamilton’s story is an amazing one, and she is happy...
Akbar Ahmed has written a book of poetry and traveled the world as an anthropologist, but perhaps his most fitting title is ambassador. The former Pakistani...
A priest ponders ways to get young Catholics to confession. He was a 16-year-old Catholic high school student who entered my confessional during a school...
Let England Shake P. J. Harvey (Vagrant Records, 2011) England’s reputation as an island of eccentrics is longstanding, and for the past two decades P. J...
Of Gods and Men Directed by Xavier Beauvois (Why Not Productions, 2011) While accepting an award for his film, the French director of “Of Gods and Men” said...
On the Threshold of Transformation: Daily Meditations for Men by Father Richard Rohr (Loyola Press, 2010) Something has gone terribly wrong when a...
It’s not as difficult—or expensive—as you might think to build a green parish. Church design is evolving as people reawaken to the ancient wisdom that...
