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In All Things
The Bishops' Panel: What it Means to be a Faithful Catholic Media Organization
Kerry Weber
The role of the Catholic press is a complicated one as newspapers and magazines work to balance the desire to spread the Good News with the responsibility to report truthfully on the not-so-good news in which our church sometimes finds itself involved To address this complex role the annual Catho
In All Things
Is Ross Douthat Right about the Fertility Industry?
Tim Reidy
I know that the New York Times Ross Douthat has many fans among our commenters and though I don t always agree with him he is quickly becoming a must read Last month s column on abortion in America was nuanced and provocative and sparked an interesting if predictable response from readers La
In All Things
Time for Leftie Dems to Grow Up
Michael Sean Winters
In today rsquo s primaries the Democratic Party must begin to decide if it wants to be ruled by grown-ups or by self-absorbed Lefties so out-of-touch with mainstream America that you wonder if they ever talk to someone standing next to them at the check-out counter or the gas station A blistering
In All Things
Does E-Mail Make it Harder To Pray?
James Martin, S.J.
Hooked on Gadgets a lengthy nbsp New York Times piece detailing how the Internet e-mail video games and other digital innovations are influencing our lives makes for sobering and sometimes frightening read Our increasing reliance on and even addiction to electronic media is changing the
In All Things
The 'Unforseen' Fruit of D-Day
Michael Sean Winters
Yesterday was D-Day Where Phillip II Napoleon and Hitler had foundered the Allies succeeded in forcing the Channel an operation of enormous complexity Churchill spoke to the House of Commons at noon that day and said So far the commanders who are engaged report that everything is proceeding a
Of Many Things
Of Many Things
George M. Anderson
Taking a trip with the author of 'Little Women'
Signs Of the Times
U.S.C.C.B. Withdraws From Rights Group
From AP, CNS, RNS, Staff and other sources

The U.S.C.C.B. has withdrawn from the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, citing the group’s “expanded and broadened agenda.”

Columns
Answer the Call
Maryann Cusimano Love
Unregulated trade in minerals fuels the horrific war in the Congo.
Signs Of the Times
Monsanto Lands Seeds of Conflict in Haiti

Advocates for Haitian peasants said the company's donation of hybrid vegetable seeds will harm the island-nation's agriculture.

Thank You, Arizona!: An ill-conceived law could reinvigorate immigration reform.
Roger M. Mahony
An ill-conceived law could reinvigorate immigration reform.
Signs Of the Times
Prominent Turkish Bishop Stabbed to Death

The bishop's driver was arrested as the prime suspect in the murder and confessed, Vatican Radio said.

Reports from the Gulf Coast
Kevin ClarkeKerry Weber
During a visit to New Orleans in early June, Kevin Clarke and Kerry Weber met with local fishermen and visited area beaches to learn firsthand the effects of the British Petrolium oil spill. Here is a selection of their coverage. "The Fisherman on the Shore," Kerry Weber "On Grand Terre, The Oil Mak
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The Word
Clothed in Christ
Barbara E. Reid
Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time (C), June 20, 2010
Signs Of the Times
Cardinal Backs Bipartisan Fix For Health Care Reform Act
From AP, CNS, RNS, Staff and other sources

Cardinal DiNardo supports the Protect Life Act, which seeks to prevent the use of federal dollars for abortion coverage.

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The Editors
Pastoring the South Shore; No Bailout for Teens; Words, Words, Words
Signs Of the Times
Sister Excommunicated Over Abortion
From AP, CNS, RNS, Staff and other sources

Sister Margaret Mary McBride concurred with an ethics committee’s decision to abort the fetus of a gravely ill woman.

Britain's Surprise Coalition: Can a new partnership solve the U.K.'s old problems?
Austen Ivereigh
Can a new partnership solve the U.K.'s old problems?
Signs Of the Times
Middle East Synod Document Focuses on Peace, Dialogue

Presenting the working document for the special Synod of Bishops on the Middle East, Pope Benedict XVI prayed for "just and lasting solutions" to the region's conflicts.

The Foley Cornucopia 2010
James S. Torrens, S.J.
Our poetry editor reflects on the 2010 crop.