To have your faith and competence questioned must have been your own personal via dolorosa.
Joseph McAuley
Joseph McAuley is an assistant editor of America.
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How George Washington made America great
Before he could govern a nation, Washington had to govern himself.
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100 years after the Easter uprising, searching for Ireland’s identity
Has the Ireland of the present lived up to the sacrifice of their founders a century ago?
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The Lonely Journey East of Mr. Lincoln
On Feb. 11, 1861, a day before his 52nd birthday, the president-elect bid farewell to Springfield.
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What Nelson Mandela learned in the school of prison
Mandela was imprisoned for all that time because of what he was and who he was: a black man.
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The quiet comic duo: Bob Elliott and Ray Goulding
That was their gift: simplicity as comedy.
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The Challenger tragedy remembered, 30 years later
The seven crew members knew their work was dangerous; yet they were willing to “pull toward the future” on our behalf.
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The legacy of Louis Brandeis, 100 years after his historic nomination
The first Jewish Supreme Court Justice enumerated the ‘right to privacy.’ He embodied the ‘right to be.’
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Martin Luther King: ‘greatness is determined for service.’
To popes or presidents, kings or simple people, his message was the same: service, faith, fairness, dignity, brotherhood.