May presents us with many celebratory occasions.
May 2009
Posted inEditorials
A Modest Proposal
Silence and fervent prayer are no longer adequate responses to the priest shortage in the United States.
Posted inColumns
Rock and Sand
‘We cannot trust our own estimation of what is solid and what is not.’
Posted inPolitics & Society
Lessons in Mercy: Justice and reconciliation in the aftermath of atrocities
Justice and reconciliation in the aftermath of atrocities
Posted inFrom Our Archives
Liberia’s Trials: The challenge of forging a lasting peace
The challenge of forging a lasting peace
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Soulful Leadership: Desmond Tutu’s quest for unity
Desmond Tutu’s quest for unity
Posted inPoetry
Omens, Warnings, and Advice: after Yang
This poem is modeled on one from the Yuan Dynasty, 1279-1368, in The Columbia Book of Chinese Poetry.
Posted inLetters
Letters
Amazing Grace Thanks to Frank Moan, S.J., for his reflections on prayer (“Finally, God’s Voice,” 2/9). It takes courage to punch through the veneers of doctrine and dogma and arrive at a place and time that is infused with God. Moan speaks to the sterility of words that can so easi
Posted inPolitics & Society, Signs Of the Times
In Israeli Jewish Schools, No Teaching About Christianity
Currently, if anything about Christianity is taught, it is about the Crusades and the Inquisition. There is no teaching of comparative religion.