May 4, 2009

Desmond Tutu's quest for unity

The challenge of forging a lasting peace

Justice and reconciliation in the aftermath of atrocities

May presents us with many celebratory occasions.

Amazing Grace Thanks to Frank Moan, S.J., for his reflections on prayer (“Finally, God’s Voice,” 2/9). It takes courage to punch through the veneers of doctrine and dogma and arrive at a place and time that is infused with God. Moan speaks to the sterility of words that can so easi

Silence and fervent prayer are no longer adequate responses to the priest shortage in the United States.

Professor William Goetzmann has had a long and distinguished career at Yale University and the University of Texas Austin going all the way back to 1966 when he won the Pulitzer Prize for Exploration and Empire The score of books he has written or co-authored have concentrated on the American We