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July 30, 2007

Vol. 197 / No. 3

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Faith in Focus
Dennis M. LinehanJuly 30, 2007

We still miss our mother, but with no regrets and an awareness of the flow of life.

Arts & Culture Books
James L. FredericksJuly 30, 2007

In the Los Angeles area a community of observant Jews wants to bring picnic baskets to the beach on Saturdays Surprisingly this has put them at odds with both the Sierra Club and the staff of the California Coastal Commission According to Talmud a Jew may not schlep anything outside his home on

Arts & Culture Books
Mary Alice PiilJuly 30, 2007

The permanent diaconate a reality in the ecclesial structure of the church in the United States since its renewal by the Second Vatican Council has been the topic of several volumes in the Paulist Press Deacon rsquo s Library series Kenan Osborne O F M emeritus professor of systematic theology

Arts & Culture Books
E. Ann MatterJuly 30, 2007

Early Christian literature both Greek and Latin tells us that there is a long history of Christian women living in celibate communities of prayer and service By the end of the fourth century at least such communities were not unusual and through the Middle Ages in the West womens monastic est

Poetry
Bonnie ThurstonJuly 30, 2007

You live in unremitting darkness,

The Word

ldquo Faith is the realization of what is hoped for rdquo Heb 11 1 Faith and hope are two of the theological virtues They are called theological because they have their origin and goal in God While theologians make precise distinctions between them in the Bible they tend to blend together be

The Word

It is no secret that we Americans live in a materialistic culture For some people the pursuit of wealth and possessions seems to function as a kind of religion substitute The Old Testament wisdom books and the New Testament writings have some wise things to say about money and possessions While a