March 25, 2013

Vol. 208 No. 10Whole No. 5005 Download PDF

Editorials

Current Comment

Rx: Real Reform; Mainstream Celibacy; Unforced Error

Vietnam Postscript

'America' was loath to see the true character of the conflict.

Articles

America at War
Raymond A. Schroth

Tracking the editorial path of a magazine and nation in conflict

Vantage Point
War of Words
The Editors

Excerpts from America's editorials on Vietnam from between 1954 and 1974.

Books and Culture

Art
Contemporary Crucifixion
Karen Sue Smith
"Crucifixion,” a wall-sized oil painting created by Renato Guttuso (1911-87), one of Italy’s fin
Books
Recalcitrant Catholics
Daniel H. Bays
Paul Mariani, S.J., has given us a first-rate product here.
Books
A Reality Unredacted
Tom Fox
Reading Kill Anything That Moves was a disturbing and emotional experience for me.
Books
Communion Waver
Richard Lennan
Garry Wills views the priesthood as a zero-sum game: either reject it or accept it uncritically.

Columns and Departments

The Word
Encountering Hope
John W. Martens
Faith in Focus
A Place at the Table
Brian Doyle
Breaking bread with Sister Cook
Columns
Via Crucis
John J. Conley
Columns
Breaking News
James T. Keane
Of Many Things
Of Many Things
Matt Malone, S.J.
Poem
Kissing the Cross
James S. Torrens
Letters
Letters
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