EXAMINING SHAKESPEARE'S BELIEFS

To believe, or not to believe: examining Shakespeare's beliefs By Retta Blaney    Scholars have probed Shakespeare's plays for centuries, hoping to seize a look into the Bard's soul, to determine if he was a man of faith. The latest academic to take this journey, or at least to write a book about it, is David Kastan, a Yale University English professor who concludes in A Will to Believe: Shakespeare and Religion that the plays are not keys to Shakespeare's own faith, but rather register the ways religion changed his world. Read More Or paste this link into your browser: http://ncronline.org/node/74596

Sisters making mainstream headlines By Lisa Gutierrez    The Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate recently did a study about the effects of debt on educational debt and vocations to religious life. One young woman is trying a creative online solution for her student loans. This story and other happier tales, including some basketball-loving sisters, made headlines this week. Read More Or paste this link into your browser: http://ncronline.org/node/74751