Like many other Catholics around the world, I have been following the news of the papal conclave with great interest. But I continue to have mixed feelings about the news coverage and about the images of the Church that have...
Read MoreSome writers whom I respect greatly have taken the occasion of the papal conclave to express a deep sense of frustration about the direction of the Church. My colleague Julie Hanlon Rubio has a very nice engagement with Paul...
Read MoreBioedge and others reported last week that four doctors in an Indian public hospital performed 106 sterilization operations in a single day, leaving patients unattended in a nearby field to recover due to a lack of available...
Read MoreThis post is co-authored with Thomas M. Hart, O.S.B., Assistant to the President for Mission, Saint Vincent College. The prayers throughout Lent exhort us to a three-fold practice: prayer, fasting, and works of mercy. We...
Read MoreAs I walked off the plane and into Khartoum Airport, I looked around to see if the other women were covering their heads. I had a scarf ready; I did not want to stand out any more than I automatically did. From Ireland and Costa...
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