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Books
Ron HansenFebruary 11, 2008

In late October 2004 James Martin S J an associate editor of America got a surprise phone call from the actor Sam Rockwell Sam was developing his role as Judas for an Off-Broadway production of a new play 8220 The Last Days of Judas Iscariot 8221 by Stephen Adly Guirgis Because Sam was

Books
Cecilio MoralesFebruary 11, 2008

After traveling through the United States in 1831-32 Alexis de Tocqueville famously marveled at the American phenomenon that gave rise to what we now know as the social or independent nonprofit sector Americans group together to hold f tes found seminaries build inns construct churches distr

Faith The Word
Daniel J. HarringtonFebruary 11, 2008

Each year on the Second Sunday of Lent the Gospel reading concerns the transfiguration of Jesus With the presence of Moses and Elijah the transfiguration narrative reminds us that what we commemorate during Lent is part of the history of our salvation The transfiguration also anticipates or prev

Of Many Things
Drew ChristiansenFebruary 11, 2008

It is not often that popes cancel scheduled addresses, but after protests by professors and graduate students at Rome’s La Sapienza University, the Vatican canceled a lecture by Pope Benedict XVI scheduled for the opening of the university’s academic year on Jan. 18. In the end, the cont

Current Comment
The EditorsFebruary 11, 2008

The Finger of Suspicion “I just don’t believe that people in this country are going to choose their candidate based on which church he or she goes to,” former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney said in a recent Republican primary debate in Florida. The problem for Mr. Romney’

Editorials
The EditorsFebruary 11, 2008

There is general consensus among economists and business leaders that the United States is entering a recession. The indicators look bad, including a decline in consumer spending and confidence, the collapse of the housing industry, the credit crunch and increases in unemployment. What went wrong?

News

Rector of Seminary in Kenya Murdered A Catholic priest of the Diocese of Nakuru, Kenya, was killed on Jan. 26 as vicious interethnic violence claimed more lives in the Rift Valley. The Rev. Michael Kamau Ithondeka, 41, was killed at an illegal roadblock set up by armed youths on the Nakuru–Eld