The lines on her face indicate that Sister Miriam is well into her 80s. But she tells a visitor that she is 40. It isn't a concession to vanity. In her...
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The spiritual side of getting older. The signs are plentiful. You begin to pay attention to those drug ads on the evening newscasts promising relief from...
"Banning" Mexico City's street kids only moves their plight from sight. If you have ever visited Mexico City you may have enjoyed their antics as...
We are one church and we need just one Mass, this Catholic argues-even if that one Mass is celebrated in any number of languages. At one end of the archdiocese...
Elvis Costello (Hear Music, 2009) Elvis Costello goes bluegrass-that's the short take on Secret, Profane & Sugarcane. But this is not a novelty record...
By Barbara Brown Taylor (HarperOne, 2009) "If I had a dollar for every time I heard someone say ‘I am spiritual but not religious,' then...
Directed by Stephen Daldry (The Weinstein Co., 2008) In traditional coming-of-age tales, sexuality opens up new worlds for a young man, and the first affair...
Mass could use the hard dose of reality offered by those recovering from addiction. I go to church every Sunday with a bunch of addicts. Well...
The church isn't always the loving Body of Christ we imagine ourselves to be. James Carroll nevertheless defends our faith in God, who saves us imperfect...
Glaring double standards on workers' rights are far from a class act. When you think of the typical college professor the image of a tweed-afflicted...
