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Raymond A. Schroth, S.J., is editor emeritus at America.
Raymond A. Schroth, S.J.
Tracking the editorial path of a magazine and nation in conflict
In All Things
Raymond A. Schroth, S.J.
I want to get this into print before the cardinals go into the conclave because this might help them in their decisions Last night I stayed up late reading Karl Rahner rsquo s 1984 essay ldquo Dream of the Church rdquo in which he is allowed to eavesdrop on a Vatican ecumenical meeting during wh
In All Things
Raymond A. Schroth, S.J.
nbsp This was a film experience unlike any other I had experienced Saturday afternoon when I approached the ticket office the SOLD OUT sign flickered up When I returned on Monday I just squeezed in for one of the last seats The film was a grim documentary Since when do documentaries pack them i
In All Things
Raymond A. Schroth, S.J.
The bad news truly discouraging is that a strong majority of the American people approve of the government rsquo s use of drones even when their targets are American citizens living abroad While the general figure is 65 percent even among Democrats it rsquo s a majority The Sunday editorial pa
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Raymond A. Schroth, S.J.
The biographer tempts the reader to imagine: This life could have been mine.
In All Things
Raymond A. Schroth, S.J.
nbsp Frankly I am not happy with the idea of women in the U S armed forces going into combat Yes I know The New York Times and The Washington Post tell us that they are in combat already And we know from the tabloids that women can murder as often as men But society for good reasons has been
In All Things
Raymond A. Schroth, S.J.
nbsp In an article entitled ldquo Dear Editor rdquo in a prominent Catholic magazine a 40-year-old diocesan priest Patrick Sanford writes on what he considers the five major problems among the priests he knows Sanford has just had a long talk with his editor friend prompted by the departure
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Raymond A. Schroth, S.J.
On Nov 2 by coincidence the liturgical day on which Catholics remember the dead The Washington Post following a practice begun in 2003 printed full- page the ldquo Faces of the Fallen rdquo 45 portraits of the American soldiers and Marines who died in Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanista
People walk past a memorial site following Jessica Rekos' funeral Mass at St. Rose of Lima Church in Newtown, Conn., Dec. 18. Photo: CNS.
In All Things
Raymond A. Schroth, S.J.
nbsp If good can come out of evil then it has done so with the transformation of President Barack Obama from the sealed-lips on gun control to the saddened eulogist at Sunday rsquo s memorial service in Newtown Conn for the 27 victims mostly grade-school children slaughtered by a gun-wielding
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Raymond A. Schroth, S.J.
Hobbits, as everyone now knows, are little people, with lackadaisical ways and furry feet.