Of Wise Men (and Women)
As a child I always looked forward to Christmas. Other days, even my birthday, did not have such significance. On...
December 2008
John Lennon and Jesus
When the Vatican newspaper L’Osservatore Romano recently ran an article praising the Beatles’ 1968 White Album (officially titled simply The...
Christmas elsewhere
I love Christmas. And in spite of my advancing age, this is one time of the year that the child...
The Seamless Garment
THE SEAMLESS GARMENT: Writings on the Consistent Ethic of Life by Cardinal Joseph Bernardin, edited by Thomas A Nairn. Orbis...
Christmas peace to all
In a world of increasing crisis of all kinds, the Child who comes again to us this Christmas says one ...
Reflections on the Fourth of Advent
By Mgr Jan Jaworski On the last Sunday of Advent, we approach the truth that God became human, because we...
This is Christmas
Guest editorial by Bishop Stephen Brislin Awake, mankind, says St Augustine. For your sake God has become man. Awake, you...
A patron of social entrepreneurs
Chris Moerdyk notes (November 26-December 2) as a new trend among Church bodies that they have “gone into business”. The...
The Gospel of Judas – Gnostic Fraud?
By Michael Austin SJ The Gospel of Judas caused a media frenzy when the National Geographic Society first announced its...
