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September 13-20 Podcast

What Is 'The Good Word'?

John W. Martens asks what is the Bible and what does it mean to say it's inspired by God.


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Leaving Afghanistan

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Raymond A. Schroth, S.J., makes the case for holding to the goal of ending combat operations next summer. Read our editorial.

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Hold to the Deadline

By The Editors

We should focus on negotiating a way out of Afghanistan.

Mosque Hysteria

By The Editors

America is beginning to look like the crusading enemy of Islam that Al Qaeda claims it is.

How Will They Know?

By John F. Kavanaugh

The pope's inspiring words on love are often not matched by the reality.

Liberating Catechesis

By Robert Brancatelli

A call for imagination and renewal

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Signs of the Times

How to Unite?

The controversy surrounding a bishop in a diocese outside of Beijing illustrates the problems facing Chinese Catholic communities.

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Books & Culture

Sing a New Song

Should music directors use newer songs, which may be unfamiliar to congregations, or older ones?

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In These Pages

The Sermons of Cardinal Newman

By John C. Reville, S.J.

From 1909, an appreciation of a 'great prose-poet.'  full story


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