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June 17, 2000

Vol. 182 / No. 21

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Faith

What would be a theologically sound, spiritually empowering and ethically challenging theology of Mary, mother of Jesus the Christ, for the 21st century?

Of Many Things

If you pay close attention, you will come upon the word (or concept) model in some form or other on many pages of this week’s issue. Although it is a familiar concept, in my opinion we don’t hear about it nearly as much as we ought. Writers have lamented in these pages and elsewhere: Whe

Letters
Our readersJune 17, 2000

Effective CompositionAs a retired art teacher, artist and curator, I find the America covers creative and thought-provoking. I especially liked the collage that graced the March 25 issue, on Anti-Catholicism in the United States.Each cover is a work of artcommunicating a message as well as being an

Editorials
The EditorsJune 17, 2000

Two provocative offerings in this week’s issue deserve particular attention, not only in light of their authorship, but also because of the importance of their message for the universal church. The first is this year’s John Courtney Murray lecture, delivered by Elizabeth A. Johnson, C.S.

Faith Short Take
Elizabeth A. DreyerJune 17, 2000

Convergence 2000 began appropriately with a meal at the guest house and ended with the reading of "The Madeleva Manifesto: A Message of Hope and Courage." The warm welcome and hospitality of Saint Mary’s College in Notre Dame, Ind., surrounded us during the entire weekend of April 27

A couple attends a candlelight vigil at the Columbine Memorial in Clement Park in Littleton, Colo., April 19, 2009, the eve of the 10th anniversary of tragic shootings at Columbine High School. (CNS photo/James Baca, Denver Catholic Register) 
Faith Faith in Focus
Kathy CoffeyJune 17, 2000

Perhaps the N.R.A. has met its match. All the money in the world cannot contend with the rage of a mother torn from her child.

Faith in Focus
Lorraine V. MurrayJune 17, 2000

I stepped gingerly into the room. It was only my third week volunteering at the nursing home, and I was still very unsure of myself. A curtain enclosed the bed, and a fan slowly moved its head back and forth, lazily stirring the air and muffling all sounds. I gently pushed aside the curtain and peek