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In spite of optimism, the goal of stabilizing major banks is insufficient to the problem at hand.
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Now is the time to make the necessary reforms.
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Reassessing the Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People
Ave atque Vale
The case for replacing Latin as the official language of the church
Stonewalled
Six weeks ago my colleagues and I from the Catholic Worker attempted to cross into Gaza, but we were not allowed through. We carried with us six large suitcases containing $18,000 worth of medical supplies destined for Al Shifa Hospital, as well as letters, drawings and toys sent by American children for the orphans at the Rachel Corrie Center in Rafah. Friends on the other side of the wall waited in vain for three days for us to arrive.
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Eugne Delacroixs religious paintings were informed by the Romantic penchant for introspection.
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Stonewalled
Six weeks ago my colleagues and I from the Catholic Worker attempted to cross into Gaza, but we were not allowed through. We carried with us six large suitcases containing $18,000 worth of medical supplies destined for Al Shifa Hospital, as well as letters, drawings and toys sent by American children for the orphans at the Rachel Corrie Center in Rafah. Friends on the other side of the wall waited in vain for three days for us to arrive.





