The Talking Cure: Eboo Patel promotes interfaith dialogue as a defense agains anti-Islamic prejudice.
Eboo Patel promotes interfaith dialogue as a defense agains anti-Islamic prejudice.
Truth and Power: How I put my faith to work in Washington
How I put my faith to work in Washington
Of Many Things
Of Many Things
The unique challenges of painting in public
Letters
Letters
Catholic and Corporate Drew Christiansen, S.J., rightly says in “A Conspiracy of Bishops and Faithful” (9/27) that a revival of the church in the United States “will be fully realized when there is wide consultation and cooperation by the bishops with Catholics of varying shades of
Editorials
Voting Block
Owing to the many geopolitical and economic hazards of our times, this is no throwaway election.
Faith in Focus
Guantánamo Pilgrimage
As I learn more about the camp's detainees, I find myself wanting to be a brother to them.
Ideas
The Problem of Pain: An interview with author Melanie Thernstrom
Melanie Thernstrom talks about her book, The Pain Chronicles with William Van Ornum
Books
Living It
Terrence W. Tilley on what faith is and what is isn’t
Marriage Counsel
A memoir of desire, relationships and spiritual transformation.
Holy Writ
Where are the Graham Greenes and Flannery OConnors of today?
Film
Still Waiting: A teacher’s take on ‘Waiting for Superman’
A teacher’s take on ‘Waiting for Superman’
Television
Comic Timing: Can five new comedies survive the fall rush?
Can five new comedies survive the fall rush?
The Word
Out on a Limb
Thirty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time (C), Oct. 31, 2010
Columns
Left Out
Peace cannot be built while excluding a majority of the population.
Current Comment
Current Comment
Horse Sense on Immigration
Meg Whitman, a candidate for governor of California and a frequent critic of employers who hire paper-challenged workers, found herself in a paper jam of her own this month. It was revealed that Ms. Whitman fired her long-time housekeeper in June 2009 after a belated discovery that she had been dusting…
Signs Of the Times
Independence Vote Could Reignite Civil War in Sudan
“The people of the South are beating day and night the drum of secession, independence,” said Bishop Paride Taban, retired bishop of Torit.
Eastern Church Leaders Seek More Autonomy
Some bishops suggested that structural reforms would be required to preserve the identity and authority of the 22 Eastern churches.
New Agency at Vatican For New Evangelization
The agency has been assigned the task of combating the “de- Christianization” of countries that were first evangelized centuries ago.
Poverty Grows In U.S. Suburbs
“Few of the suburban communities have a social services infrastructure in place to address the challenges this increased poverty poses.”
A Vision of Unity
What the unity of the North American Orthodox and Catholic Churches might look like
News Briefs
The Hong Kong Catholic Justice and Peace Commission is campaigning for the release of the Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo, winner of the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize.
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