He spoke last night; Catholic News Agency has a report: Speaking in Italian through an interpreter, Magister said that while historically, Christianity and Islam have some common roots and a record of genuine intellectual exchanges, that these have by and large been deserted for centuries. Answering a question from the audience, he said that one…

Spending a year and half discerning whether or not to let deer who are destroying your property be hunted = kind of whacked. All 16 Dayspring Church members took part in the decision as to whether to have a hunt, Hall said, using a Quaker tradition known as the "discernment process." Over a year and…

Now we have the "Vincentian Mission," which includes a a new minor in Queer Studies at DePaul, which might surprise St. Vincent, I’m thinking. Or not, according to the program’s director: Professor Cestaro teaches the course, “Introduction to lesbian gay bisexual transgendered and queer studies.” He told NPR that the programme is important not just…

An excerpt from a new book and an interview with its author, over at Godspy: I noticed that in your book you take on objections to Christianity that fall into two categories: One, political/historical issues—the Crusades, Inquisition, elements of sexual politics such as feminism and homosexuality. And two, existential questions—the "why" of human suffering, the…

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