Michael Moore’s film “Sicko” uses social commentary to hold health care in the United States up to shame. Though Moore neither adequately diagnoses nor prescribes treatment for the patient he observes—our health care system—his film prods viewers into thinking seriously
December 3, 2007
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What Divides Orthodox and Catholics?: How the faithful can foster ecumenism on the level of church culture
When protesters in Belgrade converged on the patriarchal headquarters of the Serbian Orthodox Church last April, they were angry about proposed liturgical reforms. The reforms included an instruction to priests to recite aloud some previously silent prayers and to leave the holy doors in the icon sc
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An Experience of Light: Major families of European Christians meet.
A report from an ecumenical congress in Europe
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Mexicos Drug Violence: Shared border, shared responsibility
Much of Mexicos drug-related violence has roots in the United States, our peoples insatiable demand for illegal drugs. State of Siege, a report by the nonprofit Washington Office on Latin America, notes that the United States shares responsibility for drug-connected violence because the level of con
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Editor, Mentor, Friend: A tribute to Frank Oveis
In late August a group of theologians gathered at America House in New York to celebrate a colleague and friend who was retiring from his position as vice president and senior editor at Continuum International publishers. He edited some of us first in the early 1980s, others in the 90s, and several
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Liturgy and the Political Isaiah: The second in a series for Advent and Christmas
The aspirations Isaiah voices are ours: for freedom, justice, liberation, and peace.
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My Second First Mass: On presiding at a Latin liturgy
On presiding at a Latin liturgy
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Letters
Facing the Truth Of Many Things, by Drew Christiansen, S.J., (10/29) is a perfect example of why I subscribe to America. It was beautiful writing about a very painful subject that we all must face someday, the end of a parents life. What is really important in life is the individual human spirit and
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Promise and Fulfillment
The Scripture readings for Advent promote a promise-and-fulfillment approach to the Bible Most Christians view the Old Testament readings as divine promises that have been fulfilled in Jesus Almost every official Catholic document on biblical interpretation including the Second Vatican Councils D