Humble yourselves, therefore, under God's mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time. Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you. Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like

A response to Tunku Varadarajan's Forbes column, 'Going Muslim'.By Jeremy WaltonOn November 9th, Tunku Varadarajan, a professor at New York University's Stern School of Business, published a piece titled 'Going Muslim' in his regular column for Forbes magazine. In it,

Elissa Lerner: They were more than 70, and they may not have all been virgins, but 200 young women arrived at a mysterious soiree in Rome on Sunday night, and were certainly confused and disappointed by the evening's end. Responding...

Jesus, I want to rejoice in you always. You are near. Let me have no anxiety, but in every concern by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving I wish to let my petitions be made known in my communing with God.May

Some have called Flannery O'Connor our only great Christian writer, a Catholic from the Deep South who said her subject was "the action of grace in territory held largely by the devil."

Forty-five years after her death, how do Flannery O'Connor's views about the South, race, violence, Catholicism, and Christian realism hold up?

Brad Gooch is the author of Flannery O'Connor's biography FLANNERY: A LIFE OF FLANNER O'CONNOR. In describing his experience of writing the book, he says, "...I didn't have that biographer's being in love with your subject and then being let

Ralph Wood is a professor of theology and literature at Baylor University and author of FLANNERY O'CONNOR AND THE CHRIST-HAUNTED SOUTH. He recalls the first time he read A GOOD MAN IS HARD TO FIND: "...I said to myself, if

Father Thomas Joseph White's decision to become a priest in the Dominican order was influenced in part by the writings of Flannery O'Connor. "Reading Flannery O'Connor for the first time did change my life a little bit. I mean it

As many of us prepare for Thanksgiving this coming week (November 26), sobering news about the rise of hunger. A new report from the Department of Agriculture says 49 million Americans had inadequate access to food this past year. That's

In Rome, a UN meeting on global hunger left many religious groups and humanitarian organizations disappointed. The three-day summit drew many top officials, including Pope Benedict XVI. Benedict told the leaders that fighting hunger is a moral responsibility. Still, the

The annual hajj or pilgrimage to Mecca begins this coming week (November 26), and many Muslims embarking on the journey are contending with fears of swine flu. Those arriving in Saudi Arabia are undergoing health screenings and check-ups. More than

Human rights and religious freedom activists say President Obama didn't take a strong enough stand on their issues during his visit to China. In meetings with Chinese officials, the president did encourage China to accept what he called universal rights,

The US Catholic bishops held their annual fall meeting this past week (November 16-18) and reaffirmed their positions on several controversial social issues. They approved a pastoral letter emphasizing that "true marriage" can involve only a man and a woman.

On the afternoon of Saturday, November 21, Solemnity of Christ the King, Special Envoy of Pope Benedict XVI, Cardinal Jozef Tomko, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, will preside the closing celebration for the 150th anniversary

The Catholic Church in Taiwan: Population: 22,675,000: 299,000 Catholics; ecclesiastical circumscriptions: 8, 493 parishes, 59 mission stations, 17 bishops, 250 diocesan priests, 443 religious priests, 101 religious (not priests); 1026 religious, 32 female members of secular institutes, 56 major seminarians,

Manila (Agenzia Fides) The youth are "agents of true change and transformation before their respective church communities, families and friends..." hope for the Church's evangelization and for the future of Asia. With Asian Youth Day (AYD), it is hoped that

Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) Korea needs bridges, not walls: there is an urgent need to work for "reconciliation with our brethren of the North," to end the "Cold War and the 'Iron Curtain', remnants of the last century." This is

Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) At the close of the General Audience, on November 18, the Holy Father Benedict XVI gave a special greeting to the members of the Plenary Assembly of the Congregation of the Evangelization of Peoples, present at

Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) On the afternoon of November 17, the Holy Father Benedict XVI received the President of Burundi, Mr. Pierre Nkurunziza. They then had an interview with Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, Secretary of State, who was accompanied by Archbishop