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In All Things
Karen Sue Smith
Whatever one thinks of the ldquo trickle down theory rdquo of economic growth this much is clear the economic burdens of the Great Recession have not trickled down but have rained down like a deluge soaking some groups much more than others Between 2005 and 2009 Hispanic and black families lo
In All Things
Karen Sue Smith
Quietly and steadily President Obama has pursued two very different legacy goals that stand to benefit the nation for decades he has diversified the judiciary at its highest levels and set new fuel emissions standards for medium- and heavy-duty vehicles Consider the first In two Supreme Court ap
Signs Of the Times
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The Rev. Antonio Mora ministers to a town under siege, where masked men guard checkpoints and roads are blocked by burnt cars.

Signs Of the Times
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According to a new U.N. report, Palestinian families within the Israeli-administered Area C on the West Bank are being driven from their homes.

Signs Of the Times
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Christian organizations raise their voices on the best way to protect the poor and refuce the national debt.

FaithThe Word
Barbara E. Reid
Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time (A), Aug. 28, 2011
Signs Of the Times
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Violence, poverty, unemployment, hunger and precarious living conditions continue to make life difficult for Salvadorans nearly 20 years after the 1992 end of the 12-year civil war.

Editorials
The Editors
Church leaders must stop playing defense around the issue of sexual abuse.
Letters
Taking Part in the Body Cynthia Reville Peabody’s article, “Staying Power” (7/18), found me asking myself once again, why do I stay in the Catholic Church? My answer to this question is, quite simply, the Eucharist. Coming together as the body of Christ, we women in the pews give t
Signs Of the Times

“As it stands, the language is not broad enough to protect our Catholic health providers,” the Catholic Health Association complained in a statement.

Signs Of the Times
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A car bomb exploded on Aug. 2 outside the Holy Family Syrian Catholic church in the city of Kirkuk, leaving at least 20 people injured.

Signs Of the Times
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Catholic sisters who live near London neighborhoods hit by riots are working with local authorities to help homeless victims. 

Signs Of the Times
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it was probably thanks to Jesuit Father Roberto Busa that today’s computers don’t just crunch numbers, but amass, sort and link words, allowing written works online to be easily searched and analyzed. Father Busa died late Aug. 9 at the age of 97

Books
Kevin M. Doyle
Are we destined to condemn the death penalty only after we are free of it?
Of Many Things
Patricia A. Kossmann
The story of unpaid caregivers
Columns
Kyle T. Kramer
Mother nature always collects on her debts.
Music
Jon M. Sweeney

Lady Gaga's fascination with Christian imagery

Signs Of the Times
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More than 11 million people in the region could be affected by the famine, brought on by drought and escalating food costs.

Signs Of the Times
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Archbishop Pietro Sambi, the apostolic nuncio to the United States since 2006, “enjoyed the highest respect and deepest affection” of the nation’s Catholics, Archbishop Timothy M. Dolan said.

FaithThe Word
Barbara E. Reid
Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time (A), Aug. 21, 2011