Editorials
AIDS Victims in Africa
The welcome surprise in President Bush’s State of the Union address was his proposal for an Emergency Plan for Aids Relief.
Articles
Contemporary Catholics on Traditional Devotions
A surprising number of recent books and studies have suggested that young American Catholics are more likely than their immediate elders to gravitate toward traditional devotions.
Wholesomeness, Holiness and Hairspray
The Catholic Medical Association has urged U.S. bishops to screen out undesirable candidates for the priesthood, among whom they include homosexuals.
An Exchange of Gifts
Almost 18 years ago I sat on the terrace of a Berkeley coffee bar waiting to meet John Howard Yoder, the well-known Mennonite theologian and ethicist.
The Sacred Heart of Jesus
Seventy-two times a minute. 4,320 times an hour. 103,680 times a day. Almost 38 million times a year. Over 2.6 billion times in the course of an average life.
The Rosary
The rosary is the oldest and most popular of all private Catholic devotions, and one that has been strongly promoted by the church since the 15th century.
Holy Water
I have never felt the attachment I should to the daily prayers of the church.
Books and Culture
Books
Editor’s Note: The Wisdom of Tenderness is a selection of the Catholic Book Club
Books
John Haughey’s métier is giving new life to moribund theological terms or those worn threadbare by overuse.
Books
After completing a story on the Catholic nuns’ pension fund in 1986, and being intrigued by the lives and contributions of American Catholic
Columns and Departments
The Word
Faith in Focus
Faith in Focus
Columns
Of Many Things
Letters
