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May 26, 2008

Vol. 198 / No. 18

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Editorials
Peter SchinellerMay 26, 2008

Eradicating extreme poverty and hunger; achieving universal free primary education; promoting gender equality and empowerment of women; reducing child mortality; improving maternal health; combating H.I.V./AIDS, malaria and other diseases; ensuring environmental sustainability; and developing a glob

Faith Faith and Reason
Robert F. TaftMay 26, 2008

What can Catholics learn from our brothers in the Eastern church?

Faith in Focus
John McGintyMay 26, 2008

In his second encyclical letter, Pope Benedict XVI affirms the centrality of hope as a Christian virtue, one that carries those imbued with it to the doorway of salvation. The Christian’s ultimate hope is in Christ the savior. Here and now we carry hope also for the church, Christ’s body

Books
James J. DiGiacomoMay 26, 2008

At a time when baseball fans are dealing with disappointment and disillusionment in the face of the steroid scandals 11 star players from the 1950s and 1960s find a voice in Fay Vincent rsquo s latest venture into oral history Listening to them tell in their own words what it was like to play in

Books
Nancy J. CurtinMay 26, 2008

Tony Judt's 'Reappraisals,' reviewed

Poetry
John J. SavantMay 26, 2008

In the middle of God’s will

The Word

In the biblical tradition meals were important occasions rich in symbolism It was customary to ratify agreements or covenants at meals and the sacrifices offered in the temple often involved meals The figure of Wisdom invites those in search of wisdom to her banquet Jews in Jesus rsquo time pic