Editorials
Toward Visible Unity
Like yeast in dough, for 40 years ecumenism has been quietly leavening the life of the churches.
Articles
Hidden Costs of War
My sister is leaving her husband. The last intact marriage of my dad’s six children is coming apart in the face of her husband’s bizarre symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder.
A Different Kind of Faithfulness
What are we to make of a genius who states categorically that he believes in angels, the Fall, the Gospels and the spirit of God brooding over human historyyet whose faith eludes us even at his mos
Losing Oneself and Finding God
I vividly remember first seeing Karl Rahner in 1964 at Georgetown University’s 175th anniversary celebration.
A Transparent Philosopher
Were he still alive to celebrate his 100th birthday this year, Josef Pieper would probably be surprised to see that today there is greater need than ever for some of his major insights.
Books and Culture
Books
Back when President Bill Clinton’s pledge to “end welfare as we know it” was known in White House corridors as “EWAWKI” (pronounced to rh
Books
In light of the present worldwide prestige of the papacy, it comes as a shock to realize that less than a century and a quarter ago an antic
Books
Cornel West’s Democracy Matters is a fervent, heartfelt and angry jeremiad about the current state of American society.
Books
I do not often agree with Michael Novak, but the subtitle of his new book attracted me; anyone willing to show that Samuel Huntington’s dram
Columns and Departments
The Word
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