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Arts & Culture Books
Peter HeineggAugust 01, 2005

In 1954 when the blockbuster horror movie Them hit the silver screen the young Barnard graduate and budding writer Francine du Plessix not yet married to the artist Cleve Gray was off in France Even if she hadn rsquo t been there was no way such a sophisticated intellectual with flawless Fre

Arts & Culture Books
Christopher J. RuddyAugust 01, 2005

Roger Haight needs little introduction to readers of America A Jesuit for over 50 years past president of the Catholic Theological Society of America and the author of several prize-winning books of theology he now teaches at the interdenominational Union Theological Seminary in New York City I

Arts & Culture Books
Joan M. NuthAugust 01, 2005

Something happened to the mind of England between the time of Donne and the time of Tennyson and Browning wrote T S Eliot in his 1921 essay The Metaphysical Poets This something was the dissociation of sensibility from which we have never recovered He meant the separation of thought and fe

The Word
Dianne BergantAugust 01, 2005

Is it true that life has gotten harder over the years Or might it be that we have simply grown up and now realize that it has always been a challenge we were simply shielded from its hardships We were taught to live good lives to be kind to others and to follow the rules Why is it then that t

Faith The Word
Dianne BergantAugust 01, 2005

In the minds of many people, the circle is a symbol of inclusivity. But circles can also be very exclusive.

The Word
Dianne BergantAugust 01, 2005

Today we celebrate the feast of the Assumption of Mary as we proclaim that she was taken body and soul into heaven Unlike the Ascension of Jesus there are no biblical traditions associated with this teaching of the church The earliest references to Mary rsquo s assumption appear as early as the

Of Many Things
George M. AndersonAugust 01, 2005

Tompkins Square Park stands out as one of the larger parks of lower Manhattan: 10 whole acres—remarkable in a city cramped for space. On weekend afternoons, I sometimes walk over to admire the beauty of the park’s trees and marvel at the diversity of the people who gather there, well-off