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Arts & Culture Books
Paul MarianiJanuary 03, 2005

I met James Torrens S J for the first and only time sometime in the mid-1990 rsquo s in August at the Bread Loaf Writers Conference in Vermont He was an editor then at America living in mid-town Manhattan in the years before I myself became the poetry editor there and I was eager to meet hi

Arts & Culture Books
Richard M. GulaJanuary 03, 2005

What would Jesus do This simple formula has found its way onto wristbands and T-shirts as WWJD It is promoted as the Christian rsquo s sure guide to the right moral choice But this is not the question Harvard theologian Harvey Cox uses to catch the moral significance of Jesus In fact he has rea

Arts & Culture Books
Leo J. O’Donovan, S.J.January 03, 2005

The one story that everybody in the theater tells about Jerome Robbins has him angrily giving notes to his dancers in either ldquo West Side Story rdquo or ldquo Billion Dollar Baby rdquo while backing away and then falling into the orchestra pit And no one says a word or makes a move to hel

The Word
Dianne BergantJanuary 03, 2005

Today is the official conclusion of the Christmas season For many it may be a rather sad time Gone are the brilliant lights that added warmth and lightheartedness to our lives gone the pleasant aromas of holly and pine gone the greetings of love peace and joy It is time to go back to ordinary

The Word
Dianne BergantJanuary 03, 2005

There are various ways of playing follow-the-leader In this simple child rsquo s game the challenge is Can you do what I do Since leaders seldom give up being leader this can become the game You rsquo re not as good as I am At other times follow-the-leader is more serious than childish compe

Editorials
The EditorsJanuary 03, 2005

The Great Seal of the United States, reproduced on the dollar bill, has a mediocre design but an upbeat message. One side shows a bald eagle grasping in its talons arrows of war and an olive branch of peace. The reverse side pictures an unfinished pyramid surmounted by a great eye that represents di

News

Pope Emphasizes Healing, Holiness to Visiting U.S. BishopsIn a series of ad limina talks during 2004, Pope John Paul II has encouraged U.S. bishops to regroup pastorally after the sexual abuse scandal and recover their prophetic voice on moral and social issues. The pope acknowledged that the abuse