Author: Jim Bowman

Jim Bowman covered religion 1968-78 for the Chicago Daily News, since then has written books, articles, etc., mostly on corporate history but also on religion (Company Man: My Jesuit Life, 1950-1968), and more recently on politics (Illinois Blues: How the Ruling Party Talks to Voters -- Lulu.com, Kindle). Longtime Oak Park, Illinois, resident, he lives now on Chicago's North Side, where four of his and Winnie's six children live close by.

More Than 290,000 Rally on Washington Mall To Support Israel in What May Be Largest Gathering Ever of American Jews | The New York Sun’

https://www.nysun.com/article/more-than-290000-rally-on-washington-mall-to-support-israel-in-what-may-be-largest-gathering-ever-of-american-jews

Outpouring is meant to push back against the tide of antisemitism and pro-Hamas sentiment spreading across American campuses and in some quarters of Congress.

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‘In response to a question about blessing same-sex unions, a Latvian archbishop at the Synod on Synodality warned that telling someone living in sin that “everything is all right” places that person in great spiritual danger.’

HOLY SEE WELCOMES 12 PRIESTS FROM NICARAGUA -LATVIAN BISHOP AT SYNOD: IF SOMEONE IS LIVING IN SIN, WE CAN’T TELL THEM THAT’S ALL RIGHT – SYNOD ON SYNODALITY: LAYWOMAN’S SPEECH OPPOSING WOMEN’S ORDINATION DRAWS BIG OVATION – VATICAN MUSEUMS TO RAISE ENTRY FEE JANUARY 1, 2024