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The Good Word
John W. Martens
People often talk about absent men fathers who are not there male role models lacking in boys rsquo lives but what about when the men are everywhere and nowhere to be seen nbsp In the case of the allegations of sexual abuse in the Penn State football program the men were not and are not ther
In All Things
Michael J. O’Loughlin
The Pew Forum on Religion amp Public Life provides a portal into their data on all questions of religion and politics in the scope of the upcoming 2012 presidential election Visit the site here The most recent analysis breaks down the preference of religious voters for the current crop of GOP ca
In All Things
Tom Beaudoin
I hope all religious institutions and organizations will consider their relationship to the Occupy movement and take this occasion of a global social movement to ask themselves how their traditions of spirituality relate to their actions for justice and their works of mercy More specifically I as
In All Things
Kevin Clarke
Forbes has named its 2011 world s most powerful people Number 7 goes to Pope Benedict XVI Not too shabby but a slight comedown from 2010 when he was up two spots at 5 Ranked at number one was Barack Obama followed by Russian Prime Minister Vladamir Putin The number three spot went to Chinese
In All Things
James Martin, S.J.
Rare is the film review that makes you want to rush out to see a film immediately but nbsp John P McCarthy s review in our online Culture section of Werner Herzog s searing new film about the death penalty had that effect on me nbsp I m a great fan of Herzog s eccentric but effective filmmaki
In All Things
John A. Coleman
I recently spent ten days in Belgium and the Netherlands visiting Amsterdam Antwerp Louvain Leuven and Bruges My purpose for being there was an academic conference in Louvain Each of the cities I visited have lovely Beguine centers and or medieval Beguine churches which I purposefully sought
In All Things
Kerry Weber
If our recent review of the film The Mighty Macs sparked your interest in the real-life individuals who helped catapult the basketball team of a small Catholic women s college into the national spotlight you may want to head over to Fordham University for the 7th Annual Rita Cassella Jones Lect
In All Things
James Martin, S.J.
Tomorrow night Tues Nov 8 the estimable PBS series Frontline will air a riveting documentary on the state of affairs in Syria Ramita Navai a Frontline reporter goes underground to report on the rebel insurgents in that country Our associate editor Raymond A Schroth SJ watched an ad
In All Things
Clayton Sinyai
Tomorrow is election day here in Virginia As a political scientist I am fascinated by elections As an American I am proud of our democracy and its institutions ndash you can count on two hands the number of republics in human history that have endured more than 200 years But as a Catholic I
The Word
Barbara E. Reid
Thirty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time (A), Nov. 13, 2011
Of Many Things
Patricia A. Kossmann
A rich harvest of fall books
Kevin Spinale
As the holder of the McCormick Chair in Jurisprudence at Princeton University and the founding director of the James Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions, is well known for his intellectual rigor and dedication to politics. One of the nation’s leading conservative thinkers, Mr.
Signs Of the Times
From AP, CNS, RNS, Staff and other sources

The new document on the economy was welcomed by many Catholic progressives as timely and dismissed by Catholic conservatives as misinformed.

James Martin, S.J.
When it comes to the saints, there are two extremes to avoid.
Signs Of the Times
From AP, CNS, RNS, Staff and other sources

"No one should go hungry, wherever they live in the world,” said the National Catholic Rural Life Conference in the first of a six-part essay series.

Kevin Spinale

As the holder of the McCormick Chair in Jurisprudence at Princeton University and the founding director of the James Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions, is well known for his intellectual rigor and dedication to politics. One of the nation’s leading conservative thinkers, Mr. George has unofficially advised a number of U.S. Catholic bishops on matters of politics and morals; he has also led organizations that oppose same-sex marriage as well as the sexual trafficking of women and children. President Bill Clinton appointed him to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights and President George W. Bush appointed him to the President’s Council on Bioethics. In July, America spoke with Mr. George in Princeton, N.J., about more personal matters: his prayer life, his advice for young adult Catholics and the relationship between his Catholic faith and his academic scholarship.The edited interview can be found here.

Books
Charles R. Gallagher
A history of Guantanamo, one of Americas most paradoxical possessions.
Film
Kamaria B. Porter

“Margin Call” gives those clamoring for change on Wall Street fodder for their recriminations.

Current Comment
The Editors
A Major Investment; Bring Back Bogart; All Together Now?
Poetry
William J. Rewak

You said you wanted to die on a bright day