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Art
The First Nol: A meditation on three dazzling mosaics
James Martin, S.J.

A meditation on Marko Rupnik's mosaics at Sacred Heart University chapel in Connecticut.

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U.S.C.C.B. Agenda Takes Flight as Session Ends
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“We’re batting a thousand” on the issues that the bishops have been supporting in recent months, said Kathy Saile.

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Canadian Bishops' Criticism Rejected
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A Canadian official has fired back at the country's bishops after they criticized his recently introduced bill against human smuggling.

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Future Shock
Kyle T. Kramer
Growing up, I had many evangelical friends who were preoccupied with an imminent Second Coming of Christ. I could never get on board with this apocalyptic worldview—I think I worried too much about experiencing a frightening moment, when I realized that the truly faithful had been raptured awa
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Pope Says Church Must Repent, Repair Damage
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In response to the "unimaginable" scandal of clerical sex abuse against minors, the church must do everything possible to rectify the injustices suffered by victims of sex abuse.

Of Many Things
Of Many Things
George M. Anderson
A new exhibit highlights the achievements of women religious in America.
Columns
Future Shock
Kyle T. Kramer
Cataclysm is not God's dream for creation.
FaithFaith in Focus
Inventive Love: St. Vincent de Paul's lifetime of service among the poor
Robert P. Maloney
“Love is inventive, even to infinity,” St. Vincent told his followers. He also showed them what such inventiveness meant.
Books
Connections
Andrew J. Garavel
Seamus Heaney's new boom of poems reveals the "marvelous as he has known it."
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Surviving the Lord's Resistance Army in S. Sudan
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The story of one abducted child who was forced by L.R.A. commanders to kill other children. 

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After Visitation, Reconciliation
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Rome must acknowledge the “depth of anger and hurt” provoked by the apostolic visitation of American nuns, a Vatican official said.

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Vatican Fires Back at Beijing Acts
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The Vatican said the recent election of new church leaders by government-controlled Catholic groups in China have "unilaterally damaged" hopes of improved relations.

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Benedict: Religious Freedom Promotes Peace
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Infringements on the freedom of religion threaten peace worldwide as well as stifle authentic human development, the pope said.

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The Editors
Welcome to the Cafeteria; Retrieving Stolen Art; Out of the Woods?
Faith in Focus
Christmas in Paradise: A lesson in flowers
B. G. Kelley
A lesson in flowers
The Word
Fleeing for Life
Barbara E. Reid
Holy Family (A), Dec. 26, 2010
Film
Corps de Ballet: 'Black Swan' chronicles a dancer's quest for perfection
Maurice Timothy Reidy

'Black Swan': horror movie, camp classic or balletomane's dream?

Books
Modern Mythmaking
Peter Heinegg
With its wild wordplay and serious ideas, Salman Rushie's latest work of fantasy is hardly tween-lit.
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Catholics in Congress
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The decrease in the number of Catholics in the House of Representatives will not be as great as expected because of the election of 33 new Catholic Republicans.

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News Briefs
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The Pax Christi International Peace Award for 2010 was given on Dec. 8 to Louis Sako,the Chaldean archbishop of Kirkuk, Iraq.