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Article When Indissoluble Means Dissoluble Perhaps the plain meaning of Christ’s words about marriage is not by itself enough to understand the Church’s fairly complex teaching on the subject By Matthew Boudway October 26, 2017 Theology Sexuality
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Poetry Poem | Letter to Belmont "Now I pray for you, / after four decades more I cannot do / but write in my red head this note of thanks." By Timothy Murphy October 25, 2017 Poetry
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Article Letters | Tone deaf or bigoted? A reader discusses a recent editorial, and the editors reply. By The Editors October 25, 2017 Letters
Article A Tale of Two Cities’ Doctors How the money-making imperative distorts health-care up and down the service spectrum By Charles R. Morris October 25, 2017 Health Care Domestic Affairs Economy
Article Gloom-Struck ‘Blade Runner 2049’ struggles to fully realize its vision of a dystopic future. ‘Ex Libris’ shows how real libraries are facing their own uncertain future By Rand Richards Cooper October 25, 2017 Movies