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August 15, 2014

v.141 n.13

Article

Off the Grid

A colonia is any “identifiable community” within 150 miles of the U.S.-Mexico border lacking potable water and decent housing. There are 141 in New Mexico alone.

August 4, 2014

Article

‘When a Deeper Need Enters’

There are no political neutrals—not even among churchmen or poets. Two Irish poets help illustrate this point: William Butler Yeats and Seamus Heaney.

By Patrick J. Ryan

August 4, 2014

Poetry

War and Peace

Article

Doubting Thomas?

Gary Gutting was enthusiastic about Denys Turner's book on Aquinas, but much less so about Aquinas’s thought.

August 4, 2014

Article

Letters | Dead Language, Gender Handicaps

Readers write in favor of using "cup" over "chalice" in the mass, and respond to Cardinal Walter Kasper's remarks about women's ordination.

By The Editors

August 4, 2014

Letters

Article

'The Making of Assisi'

As Donal Cooper and Janet Robson show in this fascinating study, the Basilica of St. Francis in Assisi played a crucial part in promoting Francis and his mission.

By Ingrid D. Rowland

August 4, 2014

Books

Religious Life

Article

'Rekindling the Christic Imagination'

The Second Vatican Council isn’t over yet, in the view of Robert P. Imbelli, who notes that the “reception,” and thus the event of the council, is continuing today.

August 4, 2014

Article

No, Thank Him

At the heart of this fine book is Leithart's treatment of the Christian disruption of settled ideas about gift-giving and gratitude.

By Paul J. Griffiths

August 4, 2014

Books

Article

Poem | The Migratory Birds

Fearless and warm, we stayed until / A new time swept around the hill.

By Sarah Ruden

August 4, 2014

Poetry

Article

Prayer & Memories Mercies | Two Poems

But there were / I swear / days veined with grace // like a lucky / rock / ripping / electrically over // whatever water / there was—

By Christian Wiman

August 4, 2014

Poetry

Article

Bergman Meets Bresson

In 'Ida,' director Pawlikowski presents Bergman’s questions and Bresson’s answers

By Robert E. Lauder

August 4, 2014

The Last Word

Article

Borderline

Our so-called border crisis is not fundamentally a question of security, but one of poverty, injustice, and disorder.

By The Editors

July 29, 2014

Article

'A Minefield'

It's one thing to be asked to provide contraception, another to contribute to a plan covering it, and another to tell the government your religious objections to it.

July 7, 2014

Article

'The Leftovers' on HBO

This gloomy, powerfully acted series imagines the aftermath of a cryptic development: 2 percent of the world’s population has vanished, and no one knows why.

By Celia Wren

June 26, 2014

Media

Television

Web Exclusive

Article

Francis's Interreligious Friendships

It's not the case that Francis has little interest in theological exchanges. Rather, interreligious friendships are more the basis for dialogue than its by-product.

By James L. Fredericks

June 24, 2014

Pope Francis

Jewish-Christian Relations

Muslim-Christian Relations

Article

The Italian Job

Francis’s new language and style have not been universally welcomed by the bishops, especially those in Italy, where the old guard seems especially recalcitrant.

June 5, 2014

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August 15, 2014

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Off the Grid

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‘When a Deeper Need Enters’

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Doubting Thomas?

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Letters | Dead Language, Gender Handicaps

Article

'The Making of Assisi'

Article

'Rekindling the Christic Imagination'

Article

No, Thank Him

Article

Poem | The Migratory Birds

Article

Prayer & Memories Mercies | Two Poems

Article

Bergman Meets Bresson

Article

Borderline

Article

'A Minefield'

Article

'The Leftovers' on HBO

Article

Francis's Interreligious Friendships

Article

The Italian Job

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