October 5 , 2009
Vol. 201 No.8,Whole No. 4868
EDITORIALS
Natural Treasures at Risk; Norman Borlaug, RIP By The editors
A report on Israeli conduct in Gaza offers a depressing collection of cautionary tales. By The editors
ARTICLES
A meditation on birth and the spiritual life By Susan Windley-Daoust
John Micklethwait on the persistence of belief in a secular age By Austen Ivereigh
Encountering the problem of pain By M. M. Hubele
BOOKS & CULTURE
‘Mad Men’ and the shock of recognition By Terrance W. Klein
The emergence of a new kind of Catholic novel By Robert E. Lauder
COLUMNS & DEPARTMENTS
Are we serving the poor as they seek to educate themselves? By Maryann Cusimano Love
Climate Change Delegation Urges Attention to Poor, Survey Examines Profiles of Religious Activists, Pope Prays for Afghan Troops and Civilians, more ...
The ministry of a Catholic sister and physician By Patricia Talone
The story of a late vocation By George M. Anderson
By Ethel Pochocki
News of the World, Fires of Faith, Neither Beast Nor God, The Case for God, Strength in What Remains, Closing Time, A Pilgrim in a Pilgrim Church
Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time (B), Oct. 11, 2009 By Barbara E. Reid
WEB ONLY
How common is Alberto Cutie's journey to Protestant ministry? By Stephen Joseph Fichter




