Reflections on life, meaning and purpose

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What St. Paul Has to Do With Americanism

Saint Paul didn’t grow up in Jerusalem: He was a Jew living outside of the land promised to his fathers, to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. For Paul, this meant several things at once. It meant that as he became more familiar with a world conquered by Rome, his sense of exile increased proportionally with the strength and status […]

Don’t look now, but the next papal conclave has begun

In case you didn’t notice, the process of choosing the next pope has begun. No, Pope Francis is still going strong and the cardinals didn’t slip back into the Vatican under cover of night and immediately convene in conclave. But that doesn’t mean the selection process isn’t happening. Look closely and you can see it […]