From First Things:

Chris Baglow’s book, the title of which is Faith, Science, and Reason, has come out at last, and I urge anyone who is interested in Catholic education to buy and read it. Baglow’s book would be an excellent textbook for high school or college courses, for homeschoolers, for adult education classes, or for that matter anyone ( Read more... )

Oberammergau

The play is a testament to human tenacity - and strong faith. This year, once again, the townspeople of this tiny Bavarian village will keep their promise made in 1633, when a deadly plague spread through Europe following the Thirty Years War (1618-1648). It killed 80 townsfolk. The villagers promised to perform a play depicting the ( Read more... )

A neat list of guiding principals for social action for Catholics.  When people misunderstand why we do the things we do in the social sphere going to these principals may help.

Published in OSV http://www.osv.com/tabid/ ( Read more... )

The Pontifical Council for Culture has announced that it is creating a foundation to focus on relations with atheists and agnostics. The president of the Council announced the initiative on Wednesday as a response to Pope Benedict's call to "renew dialogue with men and women who don't believe but want to move towards God ( Read more... )