Final Appeals: Same-sex marriage reaches the Supreme Court
Catholic Press Association award winner for Best Coverage of Marriage: “Language, tone and style appropriate to help explain a highly complex situation.”
Of Many Things
Of Many Things
1963 marked the passing of three great men, each of whom was beloved in these pages.
Letters
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A Mixed ReviewRe “Can This City Be Saved?” (11/4): Kevin Clarke did a pretty good job—quite good in the back sections—reporting on Detroit, but the back half’s more nuanced multi-perspectives do not have much of a shot at overcoming the Detroit disaster images and the f
Editorials
A Renewal of Gratitude
Recalling the origins of Thanksgiving might help us to renew this truly American “holy day.”
Faith in Focus
Room for Debate: When controversy comes to class
A Catholic high school where I once taught had a longstanding Friday tradition of playing songs over the public-address system as students changed classes. The ground rules that governed our Friday entertainment were clear: only appropriate music was allowed and only seniors had the privilege of bei
Books
The Holy Fool
In her 1963 essay ldquo Novelist and Believer rdquo Flannery O rsquo Connor lamented the difficulty of writing about man rsquo s encounter with God and making the experience understandable and credible to a skeptical modern audience devoid of religious feeling ldquo Today rsquo s reader rdquo
a Witness in Our Time
ldquo In our era the road to holiness necessarily passes through the world of action rdquo That claim by Dag Hammarskj ld is borne out in the books published in the series ldquo Orbis Modern Spiritual Masters rdquo The authors of these paperbacks are people of action whose holiness-spiritual
Judicial Modesty?
During the hearings preceding the confirmation of John Roberts as chief justice of the United States Senator Charles Schumer asked ldquo What kind of justice will John Roberts be rdquo Roberts himself suggested that he wanted to be known as a modest judge a judge who respected precedent and ap
A Witness in Our Time
ldquo In our era the road to holiness necessarily passes through the world of action rdquo That claim by Dag Hammarskj ld is borne out in the books published in the series ldquo Orbis Modern Spiritual Masters rdquo The authors of these paperbacks are people of action whose holiness-spiritual
Theater
O’Neill’s Dark Passage: Was the playwright seeking God ‘man to man’?
Take another look at the work of a man who struggled mightily to grasp truth.
Poetry
I Talk In My Sleep Of Angry Things
I talk in my sleep of angry things,In the early light,Louder than I ought to speak.As she stirs up out of sleep,She puts over me arms and legs, Despite the words. Despite the worrying words.
The Word
Wastin’ Time?
There is a bittersweet gentleness to Otis Redding rsquo s classic song ldquo Sitting on the Dock of the Bay rdquo as the singer looks homeward to Georgia while ldquo wastin rsquo time rdquo on the San Francisco docks Everyone has experienced a longing for home whether at summer camp as a chi
Columns
The Sacrament of Story
Writing can reveal our inmost thoughts, our private histories and, ultimately, our mystery.
Rwanda Reimagined
Nearly everything in Rwanda is divided into two parts: before and after the 1994 genocide.
Current Comment
Current Comment
The editors on violence in Iraq, presidential prospects for 2016 and e-cigarettes
Signs Of the Times
Can Congress Act? Dolan Stresses Human, Moral Costs of Inaction
Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan called immigration reform a matter of “great moral urgency.”
U.S. Poverty: New Report Finds More Poor
The economic recovery plods on, but the U.S. poverty level hasn’t budged in years.
New Coverage Gap
Millions of others who were intended to be reached by “Obamacare” will be left out.
Iran-Vatican Detente?
Iran’s President Hassan Rohani has informally begun a dialogue between the Islamic and Christian worlds. He expressed hope for an alliance between Iran and the Holy See regarding major issues that shake humanity, like the fight against radicalism, injustice and poverty. Rohani’s appeal w
Super Typhoon Haiyan Strikes the Philippines
The death toll from Typhoon Haiyan on Nov. 10 was 1,200 and was rising quickly. Some feared as many as 10,000 people may have been killed when the historic “super typhoon” barreled across the central Philippines on Nov. 8. As the storm blasted across the island, national and internationa
News Briefs
Pope Francis urged prayers and assistance for the Philippines on Nov. 10 and made an initial donation of $150,000 for Typhoon Haiyan relief efforts. • A mortar round hit the apostolic nunciature in the Syrian capital, Damascus, on Nov. 5, causing limited damage to the building but no casualties
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