How readily we conform ourselves to deformities and distortions
2008
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At the End of Life: Are feeding tubes now obligatory?
Are feeding tubes now obligatory?
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Our Moral Duty in Iraq: How would U.S. withdrawal affect the Iraqi people?
Last year 14 Catholic Democrats sent a letter about Iraq to the U.S. Catholic bishops. After citing church leaders just war arguments against the original intervention, Tim Ryan, Rosa DeLauro, Marcy Kaptur and their colleagues concluded that it is time to seek an end to this injustice. They urged th
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The Ebb and Flow of Faith
I glanced at the clock on the small table between the bed and the rocking chair: 6:45 a.m. It was Saturday of Labor Day weekend, but every day felt drowned in the monotony of motherhood. The baby would need to be nursed soon. I rolled onto my back to say my morning rule of prayer, at least the parts
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A Dish Best Served Cold: The musical ‘Sweeney Todd’
Tim Burtons Sweeney Todd, a wicked, bloody triumph of filmmaking, has caught the attention of both critics and audiences and has received numerous nominations and awards. There are, however, a couple of things one should know before buying a ticket. First, it is a musical, which neither the advertis
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Legalese What a pity that your otherwise intelligent, if somewhat idealistic editorial Migration, the Larger Picture (1/7) was marred by a final bit of unworthy wordplay. Of course there are no such people as illegal people, but there are millions of noncitizens who are in this country illegally, an
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No-mentum
Today is Potomac Primary Day and the polls indicate that Barack Obama should add Maryland Virginia and DC to his win list after sweeping Maine Louisiana Nebraska and Washington State over the weekend Coming after the virtual tie on Super Tuesday this would seem to give him strong momentum head
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Lourdes: 150 Years Ago Today
Today marks the 150th Anniversary of the appearances of Our Lady to St Bernadette Soubirous in the Grotto of Lourdes the small town in Southern France that has become one of the church s main sites of pilgrimage It has become fashionable in recent years especially after Vatican II to dow
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End of A Tortured Argument
Whoever is sworn in as the next President of the United States next January will no doubt be the recipient of a fair amount of goodwill throughout the world for the simple reason that he or she is replacing George W Bush And whoever wins one policy change is now a given John McCain Hillary C
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Looking Backward and Forward
Each year on the Second Sunday of Lent the Gospel reading concerns the transfiguration of Jesus With the presence of Moses and Elijah the transfiguration narrative reminds us that what we commemorate during Lent is part of the history of our salvation The transfiguration also anticipates or prev