April 8-15, 2013

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Editorials

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Talk About Steubenville; Catholic Opportunity; Iraq, the Lost War

Welcome, Stranger

Today the pursuit of justice calls us to work for immigration reform.

Articles

A Vision of Peace
Drew Christiansen

‘Pacem in Terris” was born in the mind of Blessed John XXIII in the fall of 1962 during the Cuban missile crisis, when he served as a back channel between Presiden

An Aperture for Grace
Jerome Miller

None of our expectations prepare us for Botticelli's 'Annunciation.'

Lethal Responsibility
George B. Wilson

The question of guns in society is often framed as an issue about “protecting good guys from bad guys.” The bad guys include not only criminals but also people wit

Books and Culture

Books
How the West Was Won Over
Laura M. Chmielewski
From 1850 until 1920, Catholic nuns were virtually everywhere on the North American continent.
Books
Lonesome Leader
Thomas Murphy
William Manchester and Paul Reid examine the last 25 years of Winston Churchill's life.
Books
Waugh's Head Revisited
Jon M. Sweeney
“Nobody ever wrote a more unaffectedly elegant English,” a critic once wrote of Evelyn Waugh.
Film
In Search of Beauty
Robert E. Lauder
Terrence Malick's 'To the Wonder' is a demanding but ultimately richly rewarding film.

Columns and Departments

The Word
Fish for Breakfast
John W. Martens
The Word
The Great Multitude
John W. Martens
Columns
The Costs of War
Margot Patterson
Columns
Print the Legend?
Maurice Timothy Reidy
Of Many Things
Of Many Things
Matt Malone, S.J.
Poem
The Old Woman in ICU
Chris Anderson
Letters
State of the Question
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