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In All Things
Last week I attended a conference on Restorative Justice at Villanova University that brought together people from various disciplines and legal categories There were judges prosecutors and defense attorneys probation and police officers sociologists theologians social workers educators and m
In All Things
Will tomorrow s debate have any effect on the upcoming election Robert David Sullivan previews the contest between President Obama and Governor Romney in this special Web only feature The conventional wisdom is that this year rsquo s three presidential debates the first of which airs on October
In All Things
To be with the Rev John Flynn was to walk with faith Seriously mdash he would cross the streets around Saint Martin of Tours parish in the Bronx barely looking to see if any cars were barreling down the way How he never got hit is a minor miracle Yet whenever I accompanied him on his regular walk
In All Things
This year more than any other I can recall the pundits predict that the debates can be decisive in the presidential election James Fallows in The Atlantic September made the case that Gov Mitt Romney was an excellent debater and that President Obama may be in for a surprise I watched nearly a
Signs Of the Times
Reality intruded darkly on a symposium on religious liberty in Washington when news alerts reported the killing of J. Christopher Stevens, the U.S. ambassador to Libya.
Books
E. J. Dionne argues that the nation is experiencing a historic loss of balance that needs to be restored.
Signs Of the Times
The Missouri Legislature voted to override Gov. Jay Nixon’s veto of a bill meant to prevent employers or health insurance providers from being compelled to provide coverage for contraception, abortion or sterilization.
Of Many Things
It is all to easy for me to view the world as something I’m fighting against rather than rooting for.
Editorials
Voter reform efforts should bolster, not restrict, democratic participation.
Faith in Focus
Accepting a religious vocation in uncertain times
Signs Of the Times
It is an ongoing criticism this election season that the problem of poverty in the United States is not being addressed by either campaign.
Signs Of the Times
In an effort to comply more fully with international standards against financial criminal activity, the Vatican has hired an outside expert.
Catholic reflections on the 2012 elections
How the work of Christian unity got started
Letters
What Catholics Do Best Re “Faith by Heart,” by David Impastato (9/10): While I am in full support of more catechesis and evangelization, there is no evidence that rote memorization will lead to greater retention of young Catholics. In fact, the Catholic Church actually has a greater rete
Arts & CultureBooks
Robert Caro's biography of Lyndon Johnson is a profound analysis of Lord Acton’s 1887 maxim: power corrupts.