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October 22, 2007

Vol. 197 / No. 12

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Faith in Focus
Ellen RufftOctober 22, 2007

Two strangers bring home the pain of war.

Faith Faith in Focus
Michael Sean WintersOctober 22, 2007

Why must we turn our eyes from suffering? A reflection on my mother’s death.

Arts & Culture Books
Peter HeineggOctober 22, 2007

Imagine a trek across many lands--from Xian in central China through Kyrgyzstan Kazakhstan Uzbekistan Afghanistan Iran Turkey and finally Antakya Antioch on the Medite-rraneanby rattletrap buses primitive trains taxis hired cars and trucks one brief plane ride and endless hikes from score

Arts & Culture Books
Dennis O'BrienOctober 22, 2007

A review of Charles Taylor’s “A Secular Age”

The Word
Daniel J. HarringtonOctober 22, 2007

Today we consider the second part of Jesus second instruction about prayer in Luke 18 The parable of the Pharisee and the tax collector reminds us that God hears the prayers of some surprising persons and that we all must approach God in prayer with humility The Old Testament passage from Sirach 3

Arts & Culture Catholic Book Club
Patricia A. KossmannOctober 22, 2007

A year ago this month in a one-room schoolhouse in the small Amish community called Nickel Mines Lancaster County Pa an otherwise peaceful and idyllic setting was pierced with the ring of gunfire The shooter the father of three was allegedly angry with God over the death of his newborn fi

Columns
Maryann Cusimano LoveOctober 22, 2007

They should call it trip or treat, our 4-year-old quips, struggling with the tail of her hand-me-down mermaid costume, while her baby brother trips over his duck costume. More safety pins to the rescue, is my standard trip or treat fix-it. My husband prefers duct tape. I wish all solutions were as