Sean Reynolds cheerfully agreed to torpedo tired old thinking at the National Symposium on Adolescent Catechesis last November. The symposium, dreamed up by...
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We were nervous walking into the new parish for the first time. My husband and I settled our three children into a pew near the rear for a quick escape if we...
Having a child with special needs can test one’s faith in God and in the parish community. As a theologian Mary Beth Walsh of Maplewood, New Jersey had...
Handing on the faith to one’s children is a learn-as-you-go thing. Often you find your heart in your mouth, like the day you drove off from the hospital with...
By Mark J. Allman (St. Mary’s Press, 2008) “Who would Jesus kill?” asks author Mark Allman in this introduction to Christian thought on the...
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band (Columbia, 2009) For 36 years now, Bruce Springsteen has been redefining the “rock star” job description...
Directed by Clint Eastwood (Warner Brothers, 2008) For three decades Clint Eastwood made his bread and butter celebrating the American myth of heroic violence...
Discussion QuestionsThe Geography of God's Mercy Patrick Hannon is available to participate in small book discussion groups over the phone...
How much should we worry about the daily dose of interactive, virtual murder and mayhem in our kids’ lives? Video games first came to an arcade or home...
U.S. Catholic readers think heaven’s doors open far wider than our reputation in pop culture would indicate. The Catholics in an often-repeated popular...