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Arts & Culture Books
John CoughlanAugust 14, 2006

When Europeans criticize President George W Bush rsquo s foreign policy they often cite the predominance of neo- conservative and religious thinking A book written by a British politician who defines himself as a conservative a Catholic and a patriot ought thus to offer some hope for the trans

The Word
Daniel J. HarringtonAugust 14, 2006

During our series of reflections on Jesus rsquo ldquo bread of life rdquo discourse in John 6 we have seen repeatedly how the Old Testament passages chosen for each Sunday cast fresh light on Jesus and the Eucharist Today rsquo s selection from Proverbs 9 reminds us that the Eucharist is also W

The Word
Daniel J. HarringtonAugust 14, 2006

The passages from John 6 that we have been considering on recent Sundays have reminded us of some of the ways in which God feeds his people Most fundamentally God feeds his people through Jesus the revealer who explains and exemplifies who God is and what God wills for us This revelation is tra

Of Many Things
James Martin, S.J.August 14, 2006

Now I get it. Or at least part of it. The prospect of not raising children was not a big deal for me when I entered the Jesuits. It wasn’t a deal at all, really. And, over time, while I calculated (almost daily) the difficulty of going through life without one special person to stand by my sid

Current Comment
The EditorsAugust 14, 2006

Immigration and AssimilationAmerican Catholics, long thought of as a church of immigrants, continue to see their numbers augmented by an influx of new Americans. Dealing successfully with this new population will be a major challenge for the church in the new century. If history is any guide, we wil

Editorials
The EditorsAugust 14, 2006

In its short modern history, Lebanon has been brutalized by both its neighbors and its own internal divisions. Syria, the Palestinians, Hezbollah, Israel and the country’s own religious militias all have inflicted blows on the small Mediterranean state. Besides its 1982 invasion to dislodge th

News

Knights’ Relief Quick and Generous The $10 million raised by the Knights of Columbus for hurricane relief on the Gulf Coast represents the largest disaster relief effort in the organization’s 124-year history, reported Patrick Korten, vice president for communications. Almost before the