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Film
Kerry Weber

Ultimately 'The Social Network' is not really about the founding of Facebook.

Signs Of the Times
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A bullet fragment was found in an office belonging to Cardinal Oscar Rodríguez Maradiaga.

Of Many Things
Drew Christiansen
Any honest observer would have to admit our popular culture is Epicurean.
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Holy Family Hospital in Bethlehem marked a milestone on Oct. 18 with the birth of its 50,000th baby since 1990.

Columns
John F. Kavanaugh
Two years of opportunities have been lost, avoiding the essential and pursuing the trivial.
Books
Bill Williams
The story of the mass migration of six million African Americans
Lisa Sowle CahillJohn A. Coleman

In her article "Catholics as Citizens" (11/1), M. Cathleen Kaveny calls for new moral thinking to address the complex ethical dilemmas facing Catholics today. Kaveny argues that the moral theological category of "cooperation with evil" is insufficient to address questions such as whether Catholics can vote for a pro-choice politician or shop in a big-box store if some of the products are made in sweatshops. In such an environment it is necessary to "develop new ways of analyzing the involvement of individuals in systemic structures of complicity." America asked Lisa Sowle Cahill, John A. Coleman, S.J., and Lisa Fullam to address these and other issues raised by Professor Kaveny's article.

The Power of One

“Theoretical principles and ideal or absolute values are not enough to set the moral rules.”

Books
Tom Beaudoin
A theological interpretation of recent surveys of youth and religion
Signs Of the Times
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“We believe that interfaith strategies can help solve many of the world’s biggest problems,” Miguel H. Diaz, U.S. ambassador to the Vatican.

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“Policies promoting disarmament and arms control reflect an idea of order which the people of the world desire,” said Archbishop Francis Chullikatt.

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The Editors
'God Has Never Left Us'; The Bronx Eleven'; Voting Rights for All
M. Cathleen Kaveny
Today's ethical challenges call for new moral thinking.
Arts & CultureBooks
Angela Alaimo O'Donnell
Mary Oliver reminds us of the mystery and necessity of poetry.
Books
Kathleen Sprows Cummings
According to Mark Massa, the American Catholic revolution is still unfolding.
Film
John P. McCarthy

The vacuous theology of Clint Eastwood's 'Hereafter'

Signs Of the Times
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“The rationale for our initiative has been severely distorted by some special-interest groups,” Kevin Cook said.

Signs Of the Times
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Giving to the 400 largest charities in the United States was down 11 percent overall in 2009.

The Word
Barbara E. Reid
Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time (C), Nov. 7, 2010
Editorials
The Editors
Teresa Lewis was the first woman to be put to death in Virginia in almost a century.
Books
Peter Heinegg
The collected confabulations of Gunter Grass and his children