Flying Blind: U.S. combat drones operate outside international law.
U.S. combat drones operate outside international law.
A Troubling Disconnection
Drone operators suffer high rates of post traumatic stress disorder.
Of Many Things
Of Many Things
A review of the Quadrennial Defense Review
Letters
Letters
States Right$ Maryann Cusimano Love (“The Defense Dilemma,” 3/8) points out the incredible waste in defense programs. To her credit she allots blame not just to the military and their contractors but also to the legislators. Bureaucracies are inherently wasteful and inefficient. The Defe
Editorials
Administering Justice
Recession-driven prison closings may provide state lawmakers an opportunity to promote a more rational approach to criminal justice.
Faith in Focus
A Season of Grace
We did not get ashes on Ash Wednesday last year. Late in the evening a few days after our three-year-old daughter’s heart surgery, I realized what day it was. We would not make it to the parish in time to receive ashes, I told my wife. With pitch-perfect insight, she turned to me. “Babe,
Books
A Window to the Divine
John Haught on Darwin, God and the drama of life
Playing God
T. Walter Herbert argues that the Iraq war was undertaken with ardent devotion to a misplaced faith.
Gods Creatures on the March
Unlike the prose of some childrens books, 'The Purples are Coming!' has a spritely, imaginative style.
America’s Book Club
Usually a novel, the books are chosen based their artistry and the ways in which they address Catholic themes.
Television
Women’s Work: ‘Damages’ and ‘The Good Wife’ look at female ambition
Two television series, “Damages” and “The Good Wife,” grapple with the interplay of strength and femininity.
Poetry
Ahimsa
He let the flies land freely on his face
The Word
The Finger of God
Fifth Sunday of Lent (C), March 21, 2010
Columns
Antidote for Anomie
What is any of us willing to sacrifice for the common good?
Current Comment
Current Comment
The Urgency of Now; The Cost of Uranium; Descartes in Pennsylvania
Signs Of the Times
Bishops Welcome Revised Policy On Prosecution of Assisted Suicide
Archbishop Peter Smith of Cardiff, Wales, praised the director of public prosecutions for removing some of the most troubling provisions.
Christians March for Peace During Surge of Violence
More than 1,000 Christians walked through Hamdaniya on Sunday Feb. 28 in an appeal to Iraq’s central government for protection.
Church Responds To Chile Quake
The president of the country’s bishops’ conference said, “We ache for our brothers and sisters who have lost their lives.”
Israeli Heritage Plans Provoke Palestinians
Plans to declare Rachel’s Tomb in Bethlehem and the Cave of the Patriarchs in Hebron Jewish heritage sites have generated outrage.
German Bishops Confront Abuse Claims
“We condemn the offenses committed by monks, priests and their colleagues in our dioceses,” the bishops said in a statement on Feb. 25.
News Briefs
If King Juan Carlos of Spain signs a new law easing abortion restrictions, a church official said that no action would be taken against him.
Politics
Faith
Culture
Vatican
Scripture
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