A Federal Solution for Iraq?: What a postwar Iraqi government might look like
From 2008, predictions about what a postwar Iraqi government might look like.
Artful Contemplation: Praying with art during Lent and Easter
Praying with art for Lent and Easter
Praying with Art
Editorial Director Karen Sue Smith meditates on three images for Lent and Easter. Watch the audio slide show.
Of Many Things
Of Many Things
A cold rain is the worst winter weather.
Letters
Letters
Messy but Responsible Gerald F. Powers makes a strong argument in Our Moral Duty in Iraq (2/18) in defense of the responsible transition position of the U.S. bishops toward withdrawal from Iraq, though the exit end of the transition process gets lost along the way. His article argues that in the abs
Editorials
King Coal
Coal is now used to generate half the electricity consumed in the United States, and its use is likely to grow as efforts are made to reduce dependence on foreign oil. Coal-powered plants, however, create carbon dioxide, a main contributor to global warming. It is estimated that coal-fired plants cr
Faith in Focus
The Joy of Transformation: Rediscovering the sacrament of reconciliation
Bless me, Father, for I have sinned.
Books
A Compelling Intellectual Coterie
Philip F Gura is one of America 8217 s leading historians a prolific scholar who has dealt with a wide variety of subjects from the twang of banjos to the angry God of Jonathan Edwards His research and writing on the American Transcendentalists 8212 a 8220 club of the like-minded 8221 as
The Challenge of Change
Did anything happen at Vatican II?
Oedipus Tex
Although most Americans regard Sept 11 2001 as a day that changed the world the investigative reporter Craig Unger would argue that the presidential election in 2000 served as a point of convergence for certain groups of people who helped create what he calls 8220 the greatest foreign policy d
The Word
The Greatest Sign
The Bible’s greatest and most powerful image of hope is that of resurrection.
Columns
The Green Isle: We focus on recycling waste; the Irish focus on reducing it.
We can learn a few things from the Irish. No, I’m not talking about the laudable contributions of Irish literature, music, peace in Northern Ireland, their economic miracle or even all the fuss about saving civilization. We can learn from practical and successful Irish approaches to greening t
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Really short stories, Australia's apology, Darfur's displaced
Faith
The Joy of Transformation: Rediscovering the sacrament of reconciliation
Bless me, Father, for I have sinned.
The Greatest Sign
The Bible’s greatest and most powerful image of hope is that of resurrection.
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Signs of the Times
Glendon Arrives as New U.S. Ambassador in Rome The new U.S. ambassador to the Holy See, Mary Ann Glendon, arrived in Rome Feb. 15 and said she looked forward to working with the Vatican on issues of religious freedom and religious tolerance. Glendon, a Harvard University law professor, has served w
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