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 Vol. 137 Issue 021 (December 3 2010)
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 LETTERS
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letters How far adrift? ON COURSE This letter is in response to Peter Stein-fels's article "Further Adrift" (October 22). I have always respected Peter very much. He expresses concern for the...
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EDITORIAL
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From the Editors Boycotting the Poor Box Last month, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops discussed a report detailing an extensive "review and renewal" of its domestic-poverty program, the...
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A Storied Faith
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Garvey, John
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COLUMNISTS John Qarvey A Storied Faith MYTHS, FABLES & PARABLES People have been explaining themselves, their relationship to the gods, and what life means with myths for thousands of years,...
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Jimmy's Diary
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Henneberger, Melinda
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Melinda Henneberger Jimmy's Diary DID OBAMA LEARN THE WRONG LESSONS FROM CARTER? Democrats on the national stage are routinely compared to Jimmy Carter, a juxtaposition that's long been shorthand...
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House on Fire
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Becker, Joseph D.
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SHORT TAKES Joseph D. Becker House on Fire WHAT THE SUCCESS OF THE TEA PARTY PORTENDS In October, two extraordinary incidents of moral—and political—significance occurred. The first received...
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Good Grief
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O'Donnell, Angela Alaimo
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AngelaAlaimo O'Donnell Good Grief WHEN A MOTHER DIES, HER BODY STILL MATTERS We did not wake our mother when she died. The night her soul parted from her body, in a Florida hospice room, my...
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The Thursday Collection
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Murphy, Timothy
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The Thursday Collection Thanksgiving was frozen and gray. Three thousand dollars and change were donated at our Masses, and our pastor was moved to arrange a gift for Dorothy Day, a thousand...
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Defenders of the Faith!
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Steinfels, Margaret O'Brien
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ARTICLES Defenders of the Faith! A Personal Reflection on Recent History Margaret O'Brien Steinfels efender of the Faith" was the title bestowed in 1521 by Pope Leo X on Henry VIII as a reward...
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Political, Not Partisan
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Vischer, Robert K.
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Political, Not Partisan The Church in the Public Square Robert K. Vischer When is the Catholic Church being "political"? When is it being "too political"? During the recent election season,...
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Nowhere Boy
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Alleva, Richard
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SCREEN Richard Alleva A Bit Like You & Me 'NOWHERE BOY' & 'TAMARA DREWE' Driving home from a college class every Wednesday night in 1969, a friend and I would listen to his eight-track tape of...
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Christmas Critics
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Wilson, John
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BOOKS Christmas Critics John Wilson Biographers are routinely tempted to slide into sycophancy on the one hand or contempt for their subject on the other. In Muriel Spark: The Biography (W. W....
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Christmas Critics
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Eire, Carlos
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Carlos Eire One of the greatest rewards of an academic profession is the privilege of earning a living by reading. But this great gift, like all gifts, makes certain claims on you. In my case, one...
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Christmas Critics
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Elie, Paul
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Paul Elie So an age of austerity is upon us. If it is true, then for once American Catholics, usually late to the scene, were there first. The signs of the downturn are familiar to us: budget cuts,...
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Christmas Critics
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Ferrone, Rita
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Rita Ferrone The history of Catholic spirituality in America is an intriguing subject, especially this time of year, and James P. McCartin presents it with admirable clarity and rich detail in his...
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Christmas Critics
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Joseph, Lawrence
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Lawrence Joseph At the top of my poetry list this Christmas is Jonathan Galas-si's monumental translation of Giacomo Leopardi's poems, Canti, in a beautifully presented bilingual and annotated...
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Christmas Critics
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Dallavalle, Nancy
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Nancy Dallavalle The sense of disjointedness seems particularly stark this year. The celebration of the Christmas season, the feast of the church's maternal face, should invite us to a sense of...
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Revelation
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McDermott, Alice
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the last word Revelation Alice McDermott My mother said, "Why didn't they tell us these things in school?" I had just come into her room. "Like what?" I said. My mother is in an assisted-living...
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Vol. 137 Issue 022 (December 17 2010)
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