Editorials
Endgame
The United States went to war in Iraq to destroy weapons of mass destruction and depose Saddam Hussein. No weapons have been found; Saddam is under arrest.
Articles
Children of the Council
The Roman Catholic clergy in the United States report with dismay—and not a little self-pity—that their churches, once filled on Sunday, are now half empty.
The Threat of Same-Sex Marriage
Those who argue against the legalization of same-sex marriages insist that marriage is ordered toward the procreation of children and that the legal supports given to marriage are given with that e
Religious Freedom in the Catacombs
This is not a good time for religious freedom in American law. More and more, U.S.
Books and Culture
Books
Not long ago, an English critic and essayist, Geoffrey Wheatcroft, cast a cold eye on the rash of memoirs written by Irish Catholics from bo
Books
In the very useful Penguin Book of Irish Fiction (2000), editor Colm Tóibín ultimately selected but one short story from the prolific
Columns and Departments
The Word
The Word
Columns
Of Many Things
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