July 16, 2012

Vol. 207 No. 2Whole No. 4977 Download PDF

Editorials

Current Comment
Health Care Benefits; More Than PR; 'Free-Market' Prisons
Drone War Under Law

From July 2012, the editors on the advent of a new kind of warfare.

Articles

Into the Future
Nancy Sylvester
The journey of women religious since Vatican II
Listening to Jerry
Patrick Fleming
Why it is vital for sexual abusers tell their story.
State of Disunion
Thomas R. Murphy
How do we cross our bipartisan divides?

Books and Culture

Art
The Art of Being Seen
Leo J. O'Donovan
The Barnes Foundation's new Philadelphia campus
Books
Punitive and Inhumane
Fr ank R. Herrmann
The unraveling of the criminal justice system in the United States
Books
End Times and Elections
Michael Sean Winters
A dangerous book from Richard G. Lee
Books
Energy Futures
Jim Gunshinan
Would a worldwide market for oil free of government interference negate the need for wars?
Theater
Summer Is for Shakespeare
John A. Coleman
A survey of America's many festivals honoring the Bard

Columns and Departments

The Word
Christ Our Shepherd
Peter Feldmeier
The Word
Identity Crisis
Peter Feldmeier
Faith in Focus
Interrupting Grace
T. B. Pasquale
A contemplative learns to let go.
Columns
Sincerely Yours...
Thomas J. Massaro
Of Many Things
Of Many Things
Kevin Clarke
Letters
Letters

Signs of the Times

Islamists Threaten Chrisitans
Christians, Secularists in Egypt Cautious After Islamic Victory
Bishops Urge Congress to 'Fix' Reform’s Flaws
Free AIDS Drugs
Bus Stop
Humanitarian Studies
News Briefs
Farm Bill's Proposed Cuts 'Unjustified and Wrong'
Syria's Christians Under Fire
Agencies in Flood Relief Effort
The Elderly Struggle in Cuba

What You're Reading

  Into the Future
Nancy Sylvester
The journey of women religious since Vatican II
  Listening to Jerry
Patrick Fleming
Why it is vital for sexual abusers tell their story.