Anthony Burgess once was reported to have said of
himself, “Just because I don’t believe in God, doesn’t mean I am not a
Catholic!” While Cullen Murphy, in his latest book, self-presents as someone we
might still call a “cultural Catholic” (on page 9: “as a Catholic growing up
with many Jesuit friends”; and on page 24: “I began t...
Catholic chaplains offer hope and healing to the imprisoned.
Pope Benedict XVI visited Roman’s Rebibbia prison on
December 18 to remind inmates, “God loves you with an infinite love.” Citing
Matthew 25, the Pontiff added, “Wherever there is a hungry person, a foreigner,
a sick person or a prisoner, there is Christ himself, who is awaiting our visit
and our help.”
About 2.3 million people are incarcerated in federal an...
Outside of a rebellion, the death of a sitting head-of-state
normally does no...
Sister
Dolores Liptak, a Sister of Mercy of the Americas, was invited by Mother Mary
Clare Millea, ASCJ to be a consultant for the recently concluded apostolic visitation of US women
religious. Sister Dolores specializes in the history of
the Catholic Church in United States and holds a doctorate in American history
from the University of Connecticut.
The
author of five bo...
The film,
"The Way", written and directed by Emilio Estevez
and starring his father, Martin Sheen, is an inspirational story about family,
friends, faith and the challenges faced navigating a complicated world. Sheen
plays Tom, an American doctor who comes to France to collect the remains of his
adult son (played by E...