May 4, 2009

The challenge of forging a lasting peace

Justice and reconciliation in the aftermath of atrocities

Desmond Tutu's quest for unity

May presents us with many celebratory occasions.

Amazing Grace Thanks to Frank Moan, S.J., for his reflections on prayer (“Finally, God’s Voice,” 2/9). It takes courage to punch through the veneers of doctrine and dogma and arrive at a place and time that is infused with God. Moan speaks to the sterility of words that can so easi

Silence and fervent prayer are no longer adequate responses to the priest shortage in the United States.

For nearly 50 years Mary Oliver has been falling in love with the world and writing poems that invite readers to fall in love right along with her Evidence the Pulitzer Prize-winner rsquo s 19th book of poetry offers a bountiful collection of 46 new poems many of which explore terrain featured