Magazine

September 11, 2015

v.142 n.14

Article

The Myth, the Monk, the Man

One of Merton’s gifts as a writer was the ability to insinuate himself into the lives of those he'd never met and remain a personal presence decades after his death.

By Luke Timothy Johnson

September 2, 2015

Article

Another Pope, a Different Cuba

Cuba has changed since the last papal visit. Part of the difference comes from the dramatic shift in the Cuban-U.S. relationship, which Francis helped bring about.

By Tom Quigley

August 31, 2015

Article

Out of Their League

Frank Bruni challenges elitist assumptions about what "counts" as a worthy education, and Fareed Zakaria defends the usefulness and versatility of the liberal arts.

August 31, 2015

Secularism and Modernity

Social Justice

Article

Icons of Devastation

Celan’s work has prompted an often reverential critical response. But his poetry is always difficult and sometimes agonizing; reading it provides no easy pleasures.

By Paul Griffiths

August 31, 2015

Book Essay

Books

Article

Hungry for Souls

Francis took a stalled case, dispensed with the need for a second miracle, and made Serra the first Hispanic saint in the United States. That has some people angry.

August 31, 2015

Article

The Arab Had a Name

Narrated by the nameless victim's brother, Kamal Daoud's novel asks: Did Camus intend to use the Algerian murder victim in 'The Stranger' as a disposable prop?

August 31, 2015

Muslim-Christian Relations

Social Justice

Article

The Barefoot Lawyer

Chen Guangcheng's condemnation of the Chinese state is told through his story of legal activism, resulting torture, trial, house arrest, and an escape to the U.S.

August 31, 2015

Article

Letters | The politics of abortion, the timing of confirmation, etc.

Readers write in to discuss abortion, hysterectomies, divorce, vasectomies, confirmation, funeral manners, and Amy Winehouse's bulimia.

By The Editors

August 31, 2015

U.S. Catholicism

Abortion

Books

Continuing the Conversation

Contraception mandate

Article

Poem | Gunflint Lake: Sunset

A fiery sun / made a path toward us / on the rippled water / and scattered pink shavings / over the rest...

August 26, 2015

Article

Last Word: Bring A Guest

When the priest said “The Mass is ended, alleluia,” she burst out laughing. As a guest at Mass, she sensed the beauty of Catholic worship, and also its strangeness.

By Henry Frank

August 26, 2015

Secularism and Modernity

Spirituality

Theology

Article

Bought & Paid For

Donald Trump preaches an unadulterated version of a materialistic gospel. Money, he says, is the measure of all things. This is not just vulgar, but dangerous.

By The Editors

August 25, 2015

Election 2016

Editorial

Ethics

Article

Bring Back the Gallows?

The Court’s threat is clear: If the manufacturers of midazolam decide to step aside, the states can always return to the firing squad or electric chair or gallows.

August 24, 2015

Article

'Irrational Man'

You won't see a movie more carefully premeditated than Allen's latest, which is too much like a machine, its characters more like well-oiled gears than human beings.

By Richard Alleva

August 24, 2015

Movies

Article

Judgment in Neoprene

Cultural competence proponents say we tend to focus on superficial, visible expressions of culture, while missing aspects of "deep culture" like concepts of self.

By Rand Richards Cooper

August 18, 2015

Domestic Affairs

Muslim-Christian Relations

Article

New Tests for 'Old' China's Catholics

The countryside is the bedrock of Chinese traditions and of Chinese Catholicism. But urbanization and government pressure are threats to these enduring communities.

By Benjamin F. Carlson

June 16, 2015

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September 11, 2015

Article

The Myth, the Monk, the Man

Article

Another Pope, a Different Cuba

Article

Out of Their League

Article

Icons of Devastation

Article

Hungry for Souls

Article

The Arab Had a Name

Article

The Barefoot Lawyer

Article

Letters | The politics of abortion, the timing of confirmation, etc.

Article

Poem | Gunflint Lake: Sunset

Article

Last Word: Bring A Guest

Article

Bought & Paid For

Article

Bring Back the Gallows?

Article

'Irrational Man'

Article

Judgment in Neoprene

Article

New Tests for 'Old' China's Catholics

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