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Books
John T. McGreevyAugust 18, 2003

Why is there so little organized liberal opposition to the war The writer George Packer asked this question in the New York Times Magazine eight months ago before the occupation of Iraq dissolved into sniper attacks on American troops and rallies led by disgruntled clerics before American tanks r

Books
Emilie GriffinAugust 18, 2003

I came to this book with certain interior conflicts of my own I wound up loving the book and listening to my own heart better I agree with so many of Wendy Wright rsquo s insights her way of affirming the contemplative life in the midst of everything I appreciate her genuine authority and the

Books
John B. BreslinAugust 18, 2003

Margaret Atwood rsquo s last novel The Blind Assassin won the millennial Booker Prize for most writers a once-in-a-lifetime award Salman Rushdie notwithstanding Three years later she is back with a rather different kind of book more reminiscent of The Handmaid rsquo s Tale an earlier dystopia

Faith The Word
Dianne BergantAugust 18, 2003

We must believe that our religious tradition can carry us into new situations, and that its values can continue to be vital despite the challenges we find there.

The Word
Dianne BergantAugust 18, 2003

Children chant in sing-song the ditty ldquo Sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me rdquo How erroneous this really is Broken bones mend but we do not always recover from cruel words Words can prevent us from becoming the best we might be and we often use them as w

Of Many Things
George M. AndersonAugust 18, 2003

Raised an Episcopalian, I initially knew of the Virgin Mary as the mother of Jesus, but not as an object of devotion. Only on becoming Catholic as an adult did I turn to prayers like the Memorare, the rosary and the litanies that focus on the titles applied to Mary through the centuries and into our

Editorials
The EditorsAugust 18, 2003

In June 2002 the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, in California, rocked the nation with a broad ruling against the constitutionality of including “under God” in the Pledge of Allegiance. Last February, however, the same court rewrote and greatly narrowed its decision