Editorials
Catholic Relief Services
Faced with the suffering caused by World War 60 years ago the Catholic bishops of the United States founded the War Relief Services.
Articles
Sex. War.
The day after Arnold Schwarzenegger announced to Jay Leno and the world that he was running for governor of Californiatoughest decision since getting a bikini wax in 1978Andrew Sullivan, erstwhile con
Personal, Private Views
Recently The New York Times writer Peter Steinfels offered a considered examination of the dynamic tension between Pope John Paul II’s moral leadership during Operation Iraqi Freedom and the exerci
Nourishing the Spirit
The city of Shenzhen, an hour’s train ride from Hong Kong, was until recently a sleepy fishing village.
The Vatican Concordat With Hitler's Reich
Seventy years ago a fateful meeting occurred in Rome.
Teaching English as a Second Language
When the bell rings on Monday evenings, the adult students in my class gather their book bags and rush out—eager to end their long day and go home.
Books and Culture
Books
In the introduction to Utilitarianism (1861), John Stuart Mill remarks that ethics, unlike science, must always revert to first princ
Books
In this admirably researched study of women’s spirituality in 16th- and 17th-century Spain, Stephen Haliczer (Distinguished Research Profess
Books
Many Catholics today seem content to attend Mass on Sunday, send our children to Catholic schools, and worship the gods of materialism and s
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