A Man for All Seasons: ‘John Adams: Parts VI & VII,’ reviewed
Part VI: An Unnecessary War
Part VII: Peacefield
Easter Herald: Pope Benedict and Peter’s proclamation
Pope Benedict and Peter's proclamation
To Sacrifice an Only Son: A reflection on three Abrahams
I know several Abrahams. Let me mention three, two living and one dead. Ibrahim A. works on the maintenance staff of Loyola Jesuit College on the outskirts of Abuja in Nigeria. A Jukun from Taraba state in northeastern Nigeria, Ibrahim is a Catholic, although many of his closest relatives belong to
Of Many Things
Of Many Things
The awesome promise of the resurrection of the dead
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Letters
Through Their Eyes If he could see things from the perspective of the Middle East, Gerard F. Powers (Our Moral Duty in Iraq, 2/18), might conclude that we have a moral obligation to leave Iraq now. In the view from afar, were not the solution for Iraq, but part of the problem. Consider that while…
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Christians in Flight
Christians had been fleeing Iraq for years before the U.S. invasion in 2003. The ancient Assyrian Church of the East saw four-fifths of its members emigrate before 2000 and its ancient patriarchate transferred to Chicago. The government of Saddam Hussein persecuted the Assyrians because of their res
Faith in Focus
A Renewed Challenge: Assessing Paul VI’s ‘Progress of Peoples’
Brazil experienced an economic boom in the late 1960s. With its gross national product growing handsomely at a rate of 7 percent to 8 percent, Brazil was praised by many development economists as an example of diversified, investment-led prosperity. But while the industries of Rio de Janeiro and Sã
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No Evidence?
Geza Vermes' 'The Resurrection,' reviewed
Earth Ethics
Why did terrorists attack the United States The Kentucky farmer and writer Wendell Berry believes they were responding to U S corporate economic institutions that harm the poor and accept deadly pollution and global climate change as mere costs of doing business Michael S Northcott a priest of
A Dead Tongues Many Lives
Primum omnium first of all monita quaedam a few words of warning this book is not for the completely Latinless reader Though almost all the Latin tags and texts are translated many sections will baffle or bore anyone without at least a few faded memories of amo amas amat While popularly
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Old Age
Our old maple is half dead,
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Coming to Believe
In his final remarks to his disciples on the Sunday after Easter, the risen Jesus differentiates between how Thomas came to believe (because you have seen me) and a more ordinary yet even superior way (Blessed are those who have not seen and have believed).
Catholic Book Club
February-March Selection
One of our nation rsquo s leading writers on the environment whose many books include The End of Nature–the first account of global warming for a general readership–Bill McKibben has been publishing essays for 20 years in leading magazines and journals including The New Yorker Nature Conservanc
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A Plea for Civility: ‘Cheapening political discourse’
William F. Buckley Jr.’s death prompted a wave of tributes, even from some of his ideological foes, for the tenor of the debates he orchestrated on his longtime television program, “Firing Line.” Over the years, Buckley played host to hundreds of political figures, writers, thinker
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Current Comment
Inhuman conditions in Gaza; a change, and a chance, in Russia
Faith
Coming to Believe
In his final remarks to his disciples on the Sunday after Easter, the risen Jesus differentiates between how Thomas came to believe (because you have seen me) and a more ordinary yet even superior way (Blessed are those who have not seen and have believed).
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Pope and Orthodox Patriarch Bartholomew Pray Together Pope Benedict XVI and Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople spent almost half an hour speaking privately March 6 before going into a small Vatican chapel to pray together. Although it was the patriarch’s first visit t
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