EDITORIALS

Current Comment

A Way Out in Honduras; Sudan's Crucified Christians; A Visit from the Grand Master By The editors

What Should Count

Traditional economic indicators have proven to be unreliable measures of social well-being. By The editors

ARTICLES

A Man of Restless Delight

The poet Peter Steele's territory of joy By Jim McDermott

Call of the Wild

Finding God in majestic places By Ruth Anne Olson

Food, Fable and More

Book briefs By Patricia A. Kossmann

Law and the Giver of Life

John P. Meier revisits the historical Jesus. By Daniel J. Harrington

No Easy Way Out

Reassessing U.S. engagement in Afghanistan By David Cortright

BOOKS & CULTURE

FILM

Capital Crimes

By Thomas Massaro

TELEVISION

The Kids Are All Right

'Gossip Girl' and 'Glee' portray generation next By Jake Martin

FILM

Art of Transcendence

Two new films examine the Jewish experience By Robert E. Lauder

COLUMNS & DEPARTMENTS

The Magic of the Market

Farmers' markets offer a glimpse of the gentler, more generous economy. By Kyle T. Kramer

SIGNS OF THE TIMES

Report Spotlights Pregnancy Centers, Supreme Court Opens Term With New Justice, Bishops Critique Senate Plan, more ...

OF MANY THINGS

An unscientific survey of parish life in America By James Martin

THE WORD

Blind Trust

Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time (B), Oct. 25, 2009 By Barbara E. Reid

LETTERS