Gerard Manley Hopkins meets Elizabeth Taylor
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Really Human: Secular artists and saintly lives
To find evidence of the value of Christian holiness, we should look beyond the experience of believers.
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Watson, Don’t Come Quickly!: ‘Jeopardy,’ HAL, Captain Kirk and Us
Now that we can see what computers can do, are we carbon-based life forms the ones in jeopardy?
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Our Words and our Selves: Marie Ponsot and the rediscovery of language
Marie Ponsot and the rediscovery of language
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Alt-Honeymoon: Seeking the sacred in Prague
In Prague, many of the stops on the tourist trail left us dissatisfied, but we found what we needed.
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Dearest Forster: The love letters of Dorothy Day
For years after their separation, Dorothy Day continued to hope that her former lover would agree to marry her.
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Dorothy in Love: New letters reveal the frank sexuality of a possible saint.
New letters reveal the frank sexuality of Dorothy Day.
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The Problem of Pain: An interview with author Melanie Thernstrom
Melanie Thernstrom talks about her book, The Pain Chronicles with William Van Ornum
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Friends of Noah: The Judaic roots of the blessing of animals
St. Francis and the Judaic roots of the blessing of animals
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The Saint and the NGO: Unicef catches up with Mother Teresa
What Unicef can learn from Mother Teresa’s method of serving the poor