March 18, 2013

Vol. 208 No. 9Whole No. 5004 Download PDF

Editorials

Current Comment

A Listening Church; For God and Country?; Courageous Forgiveness

A Solitary Scandal

Who goes to the hole, and for how long, is often decided with little or no due process.

Articles

Quo Vadis?
James Hanvey

Just southeast of Rome stands the small church of St. Mary in Palmis, better known as the Church of Domine Quo Vadis. It takes its name from the legend of St.

A Punch List
Patrick J. Ryan, Stephen Bullivant, Gemma Simmonds, Katarina M. Schuth

Priorities for the next pope

Vantage Point
A Pope for a Global Church
Avery Dulles

Conscious of his pastoral responsibility for the whole flock of Christ, Pope John Paul II in his 1995 encyclical letter “Ut Unum Sint” (No.

Books and Culture

Art
Pure Painting
Leo J. O'Donovan
Delighting in the revelations of “Inventing Abstraction,” now at MOMA
Books
The Living Presence of God
Thomas D. Stegman
“There are innumerable books about Jesus.” So begins the preface of Gerhard Lohfink’s volume, Jesus o
Books
Failure to Communicate
William Bole
John Thavis offers a highly readable glimpse into the power structure of the Vatican.
Books
A Legacy Brought to Life
Denis R. Janz
John W. O'Malley's Trent recounts the church's seminal 16th century council.

Columns and Departments

The Word
Palm Reading
John W. Martens
Columns
Habemus Humor?
James Martin, SJ
Columns
Saints in the City
Angela Alaimo O'Donnell
Of Many Things
Of Many Things
Matt Malone, S.J.
Letters
Letters
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