Dec 1-14, 2017

Book Review

Philip Pullman warns of absolute power in new novel

Dec 27, 2017

Book review: Like the alethiometer, the golden, truth-telling compass introduced in the very first book, the levels of meaning get deeper with each read of each book. In this newest installment, The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage, the levels of meaning seem closer to the surface.

Column | Scripture for Life

The question of a lifetime

by Mary M. McGlone

Dec 16, 2017

Spiritual Reflections: Getting in touch with our own sense of call is an important form of prayer as it both reminds us of past moments of grace and attunes us to those to come.

Column | Scripture for Life

Second Sunday of Advent invites us to a meta-dream

by Mary M. McGlone

Dec 9, 2017

Spiritual Reflections: We are created with the potential to share divine life, to share the joy of being part of a humanity at peace, smoothing out what divides us and rejoicing in the multiple ways our different cultures can incarnate the love of God.

Year of Sustainable Tourism shows how global travel can make positive impact

by Maria Benevento

Dec 9, 2017

Travel: Responsible for 10 percent of the world's gross domestic product, one in 11 jobs globally, and 5 percent of world carbon dioxide emissions, tourism will inevitably have a serious impact on people and the environment.

Philip Pullman warns of absolute power in new novel

The question of a lifetime

Second Sunday of Advent invites us to a meta-dream

Year of Sustainable Tourism shows how global travel can make positive impact

Pursuing a life goal, NCR reporter runs with bulls on streets of Pamplona

Life is headed somewhere good this Advent

We're on the verge of a profligate arms race

Kansans urge Americans to learn from their economic mistakes

Gumbleton on nuclear deterrence: US bishops should reassess peace pastoral

Trip to Myanmar and Bangladesh may test Francis' diplomatic skills

Congressional tax bills show power beats values

Calls for concrete action for justice follow bishops' meeting

Nouwen and Merton left trails for spiritual seekers to follow

Update: US Supreme Court clears way to extradite Salvadoran colonel who ordered Jesuits' death

Bishop McElroy sees 'a cultural crisis in our body politic'

Retracing the footsteps of our foremothers in faith

Churches are usually reluctant to push tax reform, but Catholic bishops are trying

Silence on sexual violence makes church leaders complicit, say victim advocates

Beneath a smooth surface, a bubbling of fear and instability