Editorials
Roadblocks for the Road Map
With the end of hostilities in Iraq, the Bush administration, along with the other three members of “the Quartet”—Russia, the European Union and the United Nations—has released its “road map” for p
Articles
I Learned My Prayers in Basque
When I was growing up, my nightly ritual was probably just like that of other kids in my C.C.D. class.
The Jesuits of Baghdad: 1932-69
My first encounter with Iraqis occurred in 1955, when I taught physics and mathematics at the Jesuit secondary school, Baghdad College.
The Classroom as Holy Ground
Every semester begins the same way. I walk to the door of the classroom and catch my breath. Like an actor walking on stage, the nervousness of a teacher on the first day—or any day—is natural.
Books and Culture
Books
By any yardstick, Contemplatives in Action: The Jesuit Way surpasses all expectations.
Books
Flannery O’Connor downplayed the deep spirituality that infused her life and her works.
Books
Rosemary Mahoney is a good traveler and a good writerinterested, interesting and strikingly unconventional in her perceptions.
Columns and Departments
The Word
The Word
Faith in Focus
A Statement of the Society of Jesus in the United States on Abortion
Columns
Of Many Things
Letters
