February 11, 2013

Vol. 208 No. 4Whole No. 4999 Download PDF

Editorials

Forty Years Hence

The pro-life movement must carefully assess the social and political realities it faces.

After the Boom

America’s miraculous boom in fossil fuel should prove a blessing.

Articles

Foolishness!
Stephen Bullivant

Psalms 14 and 53 both open with the statement: “Fools say in their hearts, ‘There is no God.’” Whatever this may tell us about unbelief in ancient Hebrew society,

The Age of Skepticism
Thomas J. Bushlack

The challenge of relevance in a quickly changing culture

This Little Light
Frank DeSiano

The Synod of Bishops brought the church a new perspective and comprehensive strategy for the new evangelization.

Books and Culture

Books
Inventing the Future
Wil Lepkowski
Each invention and new research into technological possibilities has its own story, and we can now add t
Books
Early Christians Were Rich?
Michael Peppard
Peter Brown looks religious giving in early Christian society.
Books
Excavating America
James M. Lang
From Jill Lepore, historical excavations of our political traditions
Film
The Hunted and the Haunted
John Anderson
Kathryn Bigelow's 'Zero Dark Thirty' is a masterpiece of ambiguity.

Columns and Departments

The Word
Turn Back to God
John W. Martens
Faith in Focus
Coming Home
Caroline McGraw
The liberation I found at L'Arche
Columns
Jesus, by the Book
James Martin, SJ
Poem
Procula's Tears
Philip C. Kolin
Mt 27:19
Letters
Letters
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