A short history of women deacons from the Feb. 17, 2003, issue
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A History of Gun Control in the pages of America
A look at America’s coverage on gun violence, from the 1960s to present day.
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From the Archives: Robert Kennedy Remembered at St. Patrick’s Cathedral
Forty-eight years ago today, thousands of Americans endured 80-degree heat and six-hour waits to pay their respects to the late Robert Kennedy in New York City’s St. Patrick’s Cathedral.
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Read our 1977 review of ‘Star Wars,’ a new ‘rip-roaring good movie’
“Star Wars” is original and surprising. It is witty, not only in its comic dialogue, but in its ability to spoof itself and the science-fiction genre without going for the cheap laugh.
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When Frank Sinatra wrote to Jesuits at America
In the spirit of Ecclesiasticus (44:1), let us now praise famous men: specifically Frank Sinatra.
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The Uneasy Dialogue: Catholicism and American culture
The culture that the church faces today cannot be understood as that of the previous three centuries.
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From the archives, the editors on the Million Man March
The multitude on the Mall should be a reminder to the nation that it has come a good distance in its journey toward equality and unity and should serve as an inspiration for traveling the rest of the way.
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From the archives, Father John LaFarge on the murder of Emmett Till
All of us, in one way or another, are in some sense culpable. For we have allowed and still allow the hateful racist menace to grow up in our midst.
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From the archives, ‘America’ reviews ‘Julian Bond: Black Rebel’
Dissecting Julian Bond’s multifaceted personality, his biographer captured its basic essence: pragmatism.