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In All Things
Martin Marty: Vatican "Bypassing" 40 Years of Dialogue
James Martin, S.J.
Martin E Marty one of the leading Protestant theologians here in this country and an estimable presence in the ecumenical world has a strongly worded commentary on the Vatican s gambit to attract more Anglicans into the Catholic Church Bypassing forty years of Anglican-Roman Catholic conversatio
The Good Word
It's the End of the World as I know it (and I feel better)
John W. Martens
Apocalypses have always been fascinating to decipher which is one of their attractions over the centuries Dense symbolism angelic mediators cryptic numerical references kingdoms which are presented as animals all presented as emerging in many instances from the hoary past pull the reader int
In All Things
Maureen Dowd's Prejudice
Michael Sean Winters
Back in 1984 someone asked Barbara Bush what she thought of her husband rsquo s opponent Rep Geraldine Ferraro and she famously replied ldquo I can rsquo t say it but it rhymes with rich rdquo This anecdote came to me as I read Maureen Dowd rsquo s column in the New York Times yesterday in
Current Comment
Current Comment
The Editors
Saint Damien of Molokai, AIDS in Africa
Signs Of the Times
Immigration Reform Shows Signs of Life

Progress has been reported on drafting immigration legislation, and promised administrative reviews of some of the most harshly criticized aspects of federal immigration policies.

Prudential Investment: Can Catholic institutions do well while doing good?
Doug Demeo
Can Catholic institutions do well while doing good?
Poetry
The Drowning Falconers
Chris Waters

Cantiga de Santa María No. 243,

Music
Stairway to Heaven: Can you be saved by rock n roll?
Tom BeaudoinBrian Robinette

Catholics need a more robust appreciation of popular music.

Books
The Psychology of Belief
Richard J. Hauser
I began this book with the hope of helping to change the face of mental illness rdquo states Nancy Kehoe a member of the Religious of the Sacred Heart and a clinical instructor in psychology at Harvard Medical School Wrestling With Our Inner Angels is an important book Kehoe rsquo s thesis is c
The Word
A Great Cloud of Witnesses
Barbara E. Reid
Solemnity of All Saints (B), Nov. 1, 2009
Signs Of the Times
Floods Wash Away Philippine Homes

Flooding in the provinces of Pangasinan and Benguet, about 120 miles from the capital, Manila, began on Oct. 8.

Editorials
The Price of Death
The Editors
Why is the United States one of the few developed countries that still supports the death penalty?
Signs Of the Times
News Briefs

Nuns from congregations nationwide laboring for Nuns Build were swinging hammers and hanging wallboard in New Orleans homes devastated by Hurricane Katrina.

Imagining the Immigrant: Why legality must give way to humanity
John J. Savant
Why legality must give way to humanity
Letters
Letters
Culture of Death I am amazed that you could be sucked in by the propaganda of Judge Goldstone and Hamas (“Siege Mentality,” Editorial, 10/5). The Palestinians live in a culture of death, which is partially signified by their continual brainwashing of youth as to the desirability of killi
Film
Ricky Almighty: The dour satire of "The Invention of Lying"
Harry Forbes

In "The Invention of Lying," Ricky Gervais pokes fun at organized religion.

Books
From Wales to Woes
Donald Bolen
What happens when someone with a monastic bent is asked to take on the leadership of the Anglican Communion?
Signs Of the Times
Bishops Advise on Humanitarian, Moral Issues

The bishops offer principles of Catholic teaching that might help inform policy choices in Afghanistan.

Of Many Things
Of Many Things
Drew Christiansen
Confessions of a news hound
Signs Of the Times
Bishops May Oppose Health Care Bill

None of the major health reform bills before Congress adequately addresses the concerns raised by the bishops in the areas of abortion, conscience protection, immigrants and affordability.