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In All Things
This Week's Podcast: Fr. Michael Ryan on the New Missal
Tim Reidy
You may already be aware that a vigorous discussion of Fr Michael Ryan s article Why Don t We Just Say Wait is ongoing in the article s comments boxes But perhaps you did not know that our podcast this week features an interview with Father Ryan Father Ryan talks about his experience with t
In All Things
My Bad
Michael Sean Winters
Reader Kevin has pointed out that on NPR this morning Steve Inskeep did not use the word irony but the word awkward in describing the President s accepting the Nobel Peace Prize one week after announcing an increase in troops for Afghanistan I went back and listened again and Kevin is absolu
The Good Word
Immaculate Conception
John W. Martens
The Feast of the Immaculate Conception of Mary causes difficulties for this biblical scholar for though biblical passages are read on the feast day none of them clearly support the doctrine as promulgated by the Church This is not to say that the Church through its Tradition does not have acces
In All Things
Pictures of a Young Nation
James Martin, S.J.
What rsquo s not to admire about a blockbuster exhibition of American narrative paintings that includes acknowledged masterpieces by the likes of John Singleton Copley Charles Willson Peale Winslow Homer Thomas Eakins John Singer Sargent Mary Cassatt George Bellows and Frederick Remington Thi
In All Things
When Irony Is Not Irony
Michael Sean Winters
This morning on NPR Steve Inskeep was interviewing Cokie Roberts They were discussing the President rsquo s decision to send more troops ndash and many more civilian aid workers ndash to Afghanistan Yesterday on the morning news shows Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Secretary of Defe
Music
Proving It All Night: Bruce Springsteen plays the Motor City
David E. Nantais

On his latest tour Bruce Springsteen was on a mission: to give the audience permission to forget the depressing news headlines.

The Word
God's Joy
Barbara E. Reid
Third Sunday of Advent (C), Dec. 13, 2009
Signs Of the Times
Anglican Leader, Vatican Official Assess Ecumenism

Archbishop Rowan Williams, spiritual leader of the Anglican Communion, said the ecumenical situation really is a “glass half full.”

Books
A Top Ten List
Richard R. Gaillardetz
John Allen's 'The Future Church,' reviewed
Current Comment
Current Comment
The Editors
The Death of the NPLC; The Geography of Justice
Signs Of the Times
Report From U.S. Bishops' General Assembly

The bishops heard a report from an ongoing study of sexual abuse by priests conducted by the John Jay College of Criminal Justice.

The Great North-South Embrace: How collaboration among the churches of the Americas began
Tom Quigley
How collaboration among the churches of the Americas began
Columns
Moving Goals
Thomas J. Massaro
The landscapes of Iraq and Afghanistan are dotted with moral dilemmas.
Signs Of the Times
Catholic Charities Work Continues in D.C

The organization has pledged "to continue its services even if a same-sex marriage bill passes” said Bishop Barry C. Knestout.

Books
Mixed Up in Maine
Deborah J. Knuth Klenck
Richard Russo's new novel has an almost Aristotelian unity and focus.
Editorials
Up or Out
The Editors
Expansion of U.S. forces in Afghanistan is likely to stress the military beyond the breaking point.
Take Them Home for Christmas
Patricia A. Kossmann
Our literary editor's gift picks for the holidays
Ideas
What's Next?: Contemporary thinkers tackle life's big question
Robert E. Lauder

What one believes about God bears directly on what one believes about the future of the human person.

Signs Of the Times
Pope Benedict Addresses Food Security at U.N. Conference

The U.N.-sponsored World Summit on Food Security in Rome ended with many participants frustrated with the lack of progress on food security goals.

Of Many Things
Of Many Things
George M. Anderson
Glimpsing the world's needs and sorrows on a New York City subway train