Culture

"There are war criminals in our midst, and what is far worse, we know of them and their deeds—and close our eyes to them."

From the archives: Thomas Merton reminds Catholics to engage freely and fearlessly with the world, rather than retreating from it.

An appeal to end the war in Vietnam from eleven Catholic priests, translated from the French

Seldom does there occur a liturgical ceremony more impressive than the draft-card burning which took place in Manhattan's Union Square November 6.

As an exercise in the possibilities of frustration, Vietnam is a stunning success.

Adolph Schalk reflects on his tour of Auschwitz and the atrocities committed there.

"It is now more important than ever to insist that war must be subject to moral law."

There is not a great deal left to negotiate about Vietnam.

The Fathers Berrigan are the first priests publicly to disavow the war in Vietnam.

As a Catholic journal of opinion, the great society has always meant for us the realization of the commonweal, the common good.

A special report

An air raid is a dangerous act, but far less so than the alternatives of bombing Hanoi or letting unprovoked attacks go without retaliation.

Segregation in Selma, 1964

The sign of youth is less age than spirit. President Kennedy tried to take the nation into a new era—and that is a job of the mind and spirit.

Most of us took the first news of the President’s death for some grisly joke. It was, of course, unbelievable, and we are only now absorbing and digesting the horror

Of all the vexing international problems in recent months, none has compared with Vietnam for sheer murkiness and confusion.

The question is not so much "If not Diem, who?" but rather, "Instead of Diem, who?"

From the archives: An optimistic prediction about the future of conservatism.

It is no exaggeration to say that our times are Apocalyptic, in the sense that we seem to have come to a point at which all the hidden, mysterious dynamism of the "history of salvation" revealed in the Bible has flowered into final and decisive crisis.

Beyond the neon signs and Coke bottles, another America survives—as of now

Late developments in the Quemoy crisis leave the situation as dangerous and confused as ever. But there's a good chance that the Administration will win its gamble in the Far East.

Understanding enculturation—with all its complications and shortcomings—is critical to the future of non-Western Christianity.

"The most powerful medicine against shallow sentimentalism, which breeds secularism, is the word coming on wings of grace."

You can't escape Christmas; you can only escape yourself.

From the archives: Walker Percy on the need for white, upper-class Southerners to move beyond Stoicism.

Bethlehem is home—even in the significance of its name, the house of bread

Are we now at the end of a drama or of an act?

Employers' greed, power politics, exploitation, child labor, and general neglect have produced a situation which is the scandal of the world.

Because the humanity of the Capuchin mystic is so evident, Padre Pio's sanctity is all the more impressive.

From the archives: Art isn't good because its characters are good people or its themes "family friendly." Making good Catholic art means thoughtfully engaging with reality.

"Those whose theology he shares frequently distrust him because of his politics, and those with whom he feels at home politically may doubt him because of his theology."