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November 4, 2013

Vol. 209 / No. 5028

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Faith in Focus
Amy AndrewsMarch 12, 2014

The U.S. Postal Service announced in February that it would discontinue Saturday deliveries. When members of Congress strongly protested, the post office suspended its plans, but the reprieve may be short-lived. Polls show that most Americans approve of cutting Saturday delivery.My fellow citizens s

Books
Peter ReichardMarch 12, 2014

In The City of God St Augustine describes how the destruction of Carthage led to Rome rsquo s demise The cloud placed over Rome by its fierce rival kept its morality in check When Rome destroyed Carthage ldquo a crowd of disastrous evils forthwith resulted from the prosperous condition of thin

Books
William Rehg, S.J.March 12, 2014

Demonstrations of God rsquo s existence have long been a staple in philosophy courses taught at Catholic colleges and universities The heritage is venerable stretching back from the present day to the ancient Greeks In his eminently readable God in Proof Nathan Schneider presents this history of

Books
Patricia McGuireMarch 12, 2014

A college president who is not already a wee bit nuts might easily become so when exposed to the competitive dysfunctionality and rampant absurdity that pass for normal behavior in the academy But while curious characters abound no university leader is quite so unhinged as M R Neukirchen the im

Joseph Gordon Levitt and Scarlett Johansson in 'Don Jon'
Film
John AndersonOctober 08, 2013

Joseph Gordon Levitt's 'Don Jon' is an Augustinian journey through cinematic excess.

Poetry
Carolyn GrassiOctober 23, 2013

Oh Tigris, Oh Euphrates watching Greek armies,Roman archers, legionnaires armed to the teeth, Britishforces, American military, empire-building further, furthereast and south across your deserts, hills, ravines, cities,villages, their shape-shifting alliances, offensives, counter-insurgencies, crush

The Word
John W. MartensDecember 12, 2013

As we ponder Jesus rsquo confrontation with the Sadducees regarding life in the world to come we are compelled to ask ldquo Do I believe in resurrection rdquo How one answers this question orients how we live today It is a question that is not so much answered intellectually though it is not