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In All Things
Last night rsquo s elections yielded a happily mixed result The GOP picked up the two governorships that were at stake reclaiming the governor rsquo s mansions in Richmond and Princeton from Democratic incumbents The Democrats held on to a congressional race in California and picked up a GOP seat
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Congratulations to our friends and friendly rivals the editors and staff at Commonweal magazine which celebrates 85 years of distinguished service to the church and the People of God this week nbsp nbsp Their anniversary issue is a typically nbsp rich one with articles by and interviews with
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I had the opportunity and pleasure recently to give a talk and attend a two and a half day workshop in upstate New York at a seminar sponsored by the board of the National Religious Partnership for the Environment NRPE NRPE rsquo s mission statement reads ldquo The Partnership is integrat
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nbsp nbsp Here s the story from the Washington Post For the second time in a week a Georgetown University student has reported being attacked and called an anti-gay slur while walking near campus prompting yet another student gathering Monday evening to show support for the victims A
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That all depends on what account you read nbsp If you believe the Daily Mail s account of the Vatican response to the EU ruling banning crucifixes from Italian classrooms because they violate the religious rights of children then the Vatican is furious nbsp They are to quote the piece nb
In All Things
Tonight rsquo s election results may not contain any tea leaves for the future Off-year elections tend to favor the party that is out of power so it should be a good not for Republicans But it might also be the night the GOP drawing the wrong lessons heads over the cliff Only two governorships
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The Mission Continues - from the BBC - nbsp nbsp an inspiring story of Jesuit led music in Bolivia - then and now nbsp well worth listening to nbsp nbsp Here is the link nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp http feeds bbc co uk programmes p004sqx7
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Well not really nbsp But you get to see some behind-the-scenes stuff at our mag with Frs Christiansen and Collins in this brief interview with me and Brooklyn s Catholic Channel a few days ago nbsp
The Good Word
Mary Chilton Callaway a perceptive and profound commentator on the Jewish Scriptures and their vast matrix literature says that our understandings and interpretations of biblical passage are often more influenced by how others have read them than by the texts themselves nbsp By ldquo other read
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Here s an innovative way to express your support of women religious who are in the midst of an apostolic visitation from the Vatican nbsp What I like best about it is this It is an entirely positive loving and Christian nbsp way of sharing with the Vatican our gratitude for the contribution of
In All Things
The Post rsquo s Outlook section yesterday had four articles dealing with the fall of the Berlin Wall The two that look at Berlin then and now and very interesting but the other two essays show conflicting notions about history that are worth considering How it went down by Mary Elise Sarotte lo
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Archbishop John Favalora of Miami has prohibited priests of the Legionaries of Christ from exercising any ministry in his nbsp archdiocese effective immediately The October 29 letter addressed to all priests of the archdiocese is here The spokesman for the Legionaries who are under investigatio
Letters
Transforming Technology I am shocked that the editors of America allow a writer to stereotype a whole generation of young people as “the Dumbest Generation” (“Generation Text,” by Mark Bauerlein, 10/12). As a supervisor of student teachers, I enter scores of schools. In these
Signs Of the Times
What happens in Sudan will have important effects on its neighboring countries, all of whom have experienced grave humanitarian crises in recent years.
Signs Of the Times
The proposed legislation would allow girls as young as 16 to have abortions without parental consent.
Television
"True Blood" seeks to be sophisticated and edgy, but the only thing sharp about it is the actors' prosthetic fangs.
Books
The story of an extraordinary encounter at the height of the Fifth Crusade