August 17 , 2009
Vol. 201 No.4,Whole No. 4863
EDITORIALS
The Transformation of G.E.; The Return of Lance Armstrong By The editors
The church seems forever to be embracing those she once held in suspicion. By The editors
ARTICLES
How the Catholic tradition can shape the health care debate By Michael D. Place
The tensions between faith and science in West Africa By John Perry
The Abbe Lamennais anticipated many of the reforms of the Second Vatican Council. By Thomas C. Kohler
How long is the U.S. prepared to stay in Afghanistan? By Alon Ben-Meir
BOOKS & CULTURE
African and Oceanic Art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art By Leo J. O'Donovan
Nora Ephron's tribute to the godmother of American cuisine By Emily Brennan
From Spencer Tracy to Ewan McGregor By Guerric DeBona, O.S.B.
Searching for Christ in a comic book culture By Richard Leonard
COLUMNS & DEPARTMENTS
The importance of getting health care reform right By John F. Kavanaugh
ICE to Revamp Immigrant Detention Amid Complaints, Mexican Government Apologizes to Church, Priest urges Zambian Official to Resign, more ...
A struggling believer encounters the divine. By Barbara J. Kouba
Introducing our new culture editor, sans ascot and monocle By James Martin
The Street Stops Here, A Long Retreat, God Drops and Loses Things
Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time (B), Aug. 23, 2009 By Barbara E Reid
Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time (B), Aug. 30, 2009 By Barbara E. Reid
WEB ONLY
A selection of America's articles on health care reform
By Maurice Timothy Reidy




