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Thanks to TSO for passing along this article: The Germans and the Austro-Hungarians promptly accepted the Pope’s proposal, although Berlin avoided specific commitments. The provisional Russian government also welcomed the papal mediation. The leaders of France and Italy, with largely Catholic, extremely war weary populations, were transfixed with alarm. They wanted a fight to the…

A Jesuit from Beirut in AsiaNews Israel’s expanded offensive in Lebanon which began yesterday has already raised the death toll by 15 more Israeli soldiers and 40 Hezbollah guerrillas. But the most blood is being shed by the Lebanese people, who are losing hope a lit bit more every day. Caught between the blind violence…

We know St. Lawrence, whose feast we celebrate today, for his famous quip on the gridiron "You can turn me over now, I’m done on that side." But what we should remember St. Lawrence for is his devotion to the poor. Lawrence was a deacon in Rome, and consistent with the origins of the diaconate…

Some people.  I think. I’m going to try to articulate this, but recognize that it is a struggle to choose the words that really express what’s in my head. But I have to try, because it’s been rumbling around in my head for days (or longer) and it seems ridiculous and trite to post anything…
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