One of our nation rsquo s leading writers on the environment whose many books include The End of Nature–the first account of global warming for a general readership–Bill McKibben has been publishing essays for 20 years in leading magazines and journals including The New Yorker Nature Conservanc
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January Selection
This is the newest installment in the distinguished multivolume Scripture series published by the Benedictine monks of Saint John rsquo s Abbey and University in Minnesota We have brought you news in recent years of the other volumes mdash which include Gospel and Acts Prophets and Psalms mdash a
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December Selection
In keeping with our longstanding custom every December we recommend an illustrated gift book or a special-edition work to our club members This month it is Art of the Cr egrave che Nativities From Around the World by James L Govan For more details on this book see my piece called Deck the Shel
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December Selection
In keeping with our longstanding custom every December we recommend an illustrated gift book or a special-edition work to our club members This month it is Art of the Cr egrave che Nativities From Around the World by James L Govan For more details on this book see my piece called Deck the Shel
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November Selection
During the month of November we remember–and honor–all the saints and the souls of all the just A Sister of Notre Dame de Namur named Dorothy Stang is one of these elect Her life story is one of commitment to spreading the Good News promoting peace and justice fighting for the poor and oppress
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October Selection
A year ago this month in a one-room schoolhouse in the small Amish community called Nickel Mines Lancaster County Pa an otherwise peaceful and idyllic setting was pierced with the ring of gunfire The shooter the father of three was allegedly angry with God over the death of his newborn fi
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September Selection
Emeritus president of the University of Rochester whose previous books include The Idea of a Catholic University Dennis OBrien poses three questions in his provocative new book Finding the Voice of the Church Is there a voice of Christian faith Can what is said about our faith be distorted by h
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Summer Selection
The face of the Catholic Church in America has changed–and will likely continue changing–in the wake of Vatican II historic events scandals a new papacy and an increasingly pro-active laity Based on almost two decades of Gallup surveys from 1987 to 2005 American Catholics Today has been uni