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October 30, 2006

Vol. 195 / No. 13

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Faith Faith and Reason
Kenneth R. HimesOctober 30, 2006

Reevaluating just war theory for a new millennium.

Arts & Culture Books
Kenan B. OsborneOctober 30, 2006

The Sulpician priest Gerald D Coleman is to be commended for this volume In it he shares with the Catholic community at large not only his long-term experiences as a rector professor and guide for seminary life but also his keen insights into the practical needs of priestly formation Catholic m

Arts & Culture Film
James Martin, S.J.October 30, 2006

Films can be a fine introduction to the saints. And sometimes the movie versions are as good as any biography for conveying the saint’s special charism.

The Word
Daniel J. HarringtonOctober 30, 2006

Today rsquo s reading from Mark 12 concerns what is often called the love commandment It urges us to love God and our neighbor It is sometimes referred to as the double love commandment because it involves both love of God and love of neighbor It is frequently held up as the distinctive feature o

Culture
Laura SheahenOctober 30, 2006

"Batter my heart, three-personed God." "The world is charged with the grandeur of God." "Slouching towards Bethlehem." In each generation, orthodox and maverick poets have offered fresh insights into age-old religious truths. George Herbert blazed new trails for devotio

Current Comment
The EditorsOctober 30, 2006

Justice in the Rift ValleyThose with long memories, as well as admirers of Isak Dinesen’s writings, may recall the Honorable Hugh Cholmondeley, the third Baron Delamere, who was one of the original white settlers of British East Africa in the 1900’s. Lord Delamere, and later his family,

News

Security Must Not Trump Human RightsCounterterrorism strategy must not sacrifice fundamental human rights in the name of security, said the Vatican’s ambassador to the United Nations Oct. 16. The ambassador, Archbishop Celestino Migliore, spoke at a U.N. committee session deliberating on a pro