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Drew Brees, the true Saint

Thursday, December 17, 2009
So we all know that the New Orleans Saints are doing very well these days (with a record of 13-0), but did you know that God is on their side?

Reading jesus: A writer’s Encounter with the Gospels

Monday, November 9, 2009
Reading jesus: A writer’s Encounter with the Gospels
By Mary Gordon (Pantheon, 2009)

Ready or not, here I come...again: Catholics on the second coming

Friday, November 6, 2009
Ready or not, here I come...again: Catholics on the second coming
From disaster movies to fundamentalist techno-thrillers, Americans are fascinated with scary end-of-the-world scenarios. So what are Catholics, who in every Mass profess belief in the Second Coming, to make of that?

Are the gospels historical?

Thursday, August 27, 2009
People today tend to think that history is pretty much about facts. Though history is always interpreted, the aim of history is to uncover facts to paint a picture of the past as it more or less happened. So to ask if the gospels are historical is the same as asking, "Did things really happen that way?

Will the real Jesus please stand up?: An interview with Daniel Harrington, S.J.

Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Will the real Jesus please stand up?: An interview with Daniel Harrington, S.J.
Yes, the gospels present four different portraits of Jesus. That's the whole point.

Catholic Tasty cookie

Thursday, March 19, 2009
The staff of U.S. Catholic got a special treat this week: We received a sample of Jesus Cookies. And based on the empty bag sitting on the table out in front of my office, we enjoyed them, too. Diba M. Wickline created the Jesus Cookie, which are premade “break and bake” cookies, to share the story of Jesus, particularly with children.

Who Would Jesus Kill? War, Peace, and the Christian Tradition

Sunday, March 15, 2009
Who Would Jesus Kill? War, Peace, and the Christian Tradition
By Mark J. Allman (St. Mary’s Press, 2008)

Birth announcements

Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Birth announcements
We shouldn’t get hung up on the details surrounding Jesus’ birth, says this Bible scholar. As with any scripture story, there’s more here than meets the eye.

Lean into Lent

Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Lean into Lent
The point of lent is to change. We alter behaviors in order to jumpstart a conversion process. But what is it we're supposed to change? How does change occur?
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