November 19, 2012

Vol. 207 No. 15Whole No. 4990 Download PDF

Editorials

Current Comment
Inhuman Warfare; No PowerPoint, Please; From Roma, With Love
Changing the Climate
It is time to turn our attention to how human actions influence these death-dealing events.

Articles

Lessons in Peace
Mario Marazziti
The relevance of Mozambique's peace agreement 20 years later
Defending Hyde
Richard M. Doerflinger
An abortion policy most Americans can embrace
Polluting The Future
Gary L. Chamberlain

We are leaving our children a toxic world.

Books and Culture

Books
A Woman in Full
Laura M. Chmielewski
I came to Mary C.
Books
A Media Master
Carol K. Coburn
From Michael Sean Winters, a biography of Jerry Falwell
Books
The Artful Critic
Jon M. Sweeney
Charles Dickens and the London poor
Books
Redemption Songs
Angela Alaimo O’Donnell
From poet Dana Gioia, powerful meditations on loss and the redemptive power of beauty
Film
An American City
David E. Nantais
Falling in love with Detroit
Theater
Dreams Deferred
Michael V. Tueth
'Detroit' examines relationships in troubled times.
Theater
Teenage Queen
Julie Rattey
A 'Marie Antoinette' for the age of Occupy

Columns and Departments

The Word
Living the Kingdom
Peter Feldmeier
Columns
Unfinished Business
Margaret Silf
Of Many Things
Of Many Things
John P. Schlegel, S.J.
Poem
Ambition
Charles Hughes
For Bunny
Letters
Letters
Our readers

Signs of the Times

Doctrinal Chief Clarifies Church's Intent
The Economic Foundation for 'Peace on Earth'
The Baltimore Agenda
Journeys of Faith and Hope
Ceasefire Fails in Syria
News Briefs