Really short stories, Australia's apology, Darfur's displaced
2008
Posted inEditorials
King Coal
Coal is now used to generate half the electricity consumed in the United States, and its use is likely to grow as efforts are made to reduce dependence on foreign oil. Coal-powered plants, however, create carbon dioxide, a main contributor to global warming. It is estimated that coal-fired plants cr
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Signs of the Times
Glendon Arrives as New U.S. Ambassador in Rome The new U.S. ambassador to the Holy See, Mary Ann Glendon, arrived in Rome Feb. 15 and said she looked forward to working with the Vatican on issues of religious freedom and religious tolerance. Glendon, a Harvard University law professor, has served w
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The Green Isle: We focus on recycling waste; the Irish focus on reducing it.
We can learn a few things from the Irish. No, I’m not talking about the laudable contributions of Irish literature, music, peace in Northern Ireland, their economic miracle or even all the fuss about saving civilization. We can learn from practical and successful Irish approaches to greening t
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A Federal Solution for Iraq?: What a postwar Iraqi government might look like
From 2008, predictions about what a postwar Iraqi government might look like.
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Artful Contemplation: Praying with art during Lent and Easter
Praying with art for Lent and Easter
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
The Joy of Transformation: Rediscovering the sacrament of reconciliation
Bless me, Father, for I have sinned.
Posted inLetters
Letters
Messy but Responsible Gerald F. Powers makes a strong argument in Our Moral Duty in Iraq (2/18) in defense of the responsible transition position of the U.S. bishops toward withdrawal from Iraq, though the exit end of the transition process gets lost along the way. His article argues that in the abs
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Praying with Art
Editorial Director Karen Sue Smith meditates on three images for Lent and Easter. Watch the audio slide show.
Posted inIn All Things
LA Congress: The Church Beautiful
I ve spent the last 60 hours amidst the wild diversity that is the Catholic Church and that is manifest so beautifully here at the annual Religious Education Congress Five students from Santa Clara University have traveled here with me and have been taking in all that the Congress has to offe