December 6, 2004

Vol. 191 No. 18Whole No. 4673

Editorials

The Stem Cell Debate
The debate about stem cell research focuses on money and morality, on how to pay for this enterprise and how to guarantee that it is guided by ethical principles.

Articles

A Catholic Vote?
Andrew M. Greeley

In the aftermath of the U.S.

Remembering Fulton Sheen
Patricia A. Kossmann
Archbishop Fulton J.
Same-Sex Marriage:Threat or Aspiration?
Stephen J. Pope
The debate over legalizing same-sex marriage has become a worldwide issue. On Sept. 4 Pope John Paul II denounced the notion to the new Canadian ambassador to the Holy See, Donald Smith.
The Primacy of Procreation
Robert Sokolowski

I am grateful for Stephen J. Pope’s careful reading of my essay and glad to have the opportunity to reply.

Helping Immigrants Find a Home: An Interview With Joel Magalln
George M. Anderson

Joel Magallán, S.J., is the founder and executive director of the Asociación Tepeyac in New York City.

Books and Culture

Books
A Necessary Process
Eric O. Hanson
This extremely useful book brings together the major conclusions of seven years of conferences on forgiveness sponsored by Washington’s Wood
Books
Odyssey of the Long-Winded Lady'
Tom Deignan
In 1997, literary luminaries like Alice Munro and Mavis Gallant hailed a collection of stories written by an Irish writer named Maeve Brenna
Books
Weigel's Catholic World
Mark Mossa
Reading George Weigel’s Letters to a Young Catholic is a bit like watching Kevin Costner attempt a British accent in Robin Hood: Prin

Columns and Departments

The Word
Rejoice in the Lord!
Dianne Bergant
Faith in Focus
The Bad Thief
Jens Soering
Letters
Letters