EDITORIALS

A Lasting Victory?

The passage by the House of a health care bill is both an achievement and a mere first step. By The editors

Current Comment

Downsizing the Man-Eaters; Wonderful Copenhagen? By The editors

ARTICLES

Papal Correspondence

Six experts interpret what 'Charity in Truth' says about the issues of our times.

Spiritual Giants; Thrift Reborn

By James Martin, Patricia A. Kossmann

BOOKS & CULTURE

FILM

Looking Beyond Redemption

"Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire" By John Anderson

Animal Planet

The wry pleasures of 'Fantastic Mr. Fox' By Kerry Weber

COLUMNS & DEPARTMENTS

After the Storm

By 1

SIGNS OF THE TIMES

Can Colombia's Displaced People Get on the U.N. Agenda?, C.C.H.D. Says Grantees Follow Church Teaching, Close Guantanamo, Says Anti-torture Group, more ...

FAITH IN FOCUS

Together in Prayer

Holding hands, not holding back By Jeannine M. Jacobs

OF MANY THINGS

Making the move from the Great Plains to the gritty urbanity of New York By Kevin Clarke

POEM

God’s Brother

By Dan O’Brien

BOOK REVIEWS

THE WORD

Rough Ways Made Smooth

Second Sunday of Advent (C), Dec. 6, 2009 By Barbara E. Reid

LETTERS