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December 11, 2006

Vol. 195 / No. 19

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Arts & Culture Books
Lisa Sowle CahillDecember 11, 2006

Just Love’s thesis is that justice is central to sexual morality, especially justice in the sense of respect for the real identity and needs of the other.

Arts & Culture Books
John F. HaughtDecember 11, 2006

The cosmos of natural science today moves on a scale unimaginable to ancient prophets evangelists and makers of creeds Many thoughtful people have now concluded that the universe has outgrown the biblical God who is said to be its creator To them the content of Christian faith seems hopelessly in

Film
John P. McCarthyDecember 11, 2006

The idea that Hollywood has found religion gets a boost from The Nativity Story, touted by its distributor, New Line Cinema, as the first-ever major motion picture devoted to the story of Jesus’ birth. Whether or not that claim is true, the movie is the best example of the recent rapprochement

Poetry
Brad ReynoldsDecember 11, 2006

Because Christmas is almost here

Faith The Word
Daniel J. HarringtonDecember 11, 2006

Those who live for the moment cannot understand the biblical concept of fidelity, which is first and foremost fidelity to God and God’s word.

The Word
Daniel J. HarringtonDecember 11, 2006

What makes you happy Where do you find your joy In what do you rejoice These are serious questions and for many people today they are not easy to answer Much in our culture promises joy but fails to deliver According to the Bible the origin and object of true joy is God The Third Sunday of Ad

Columns
Maryann Cusimano LoveDecember 11, 2006

Last year as we set up our Nativity set, our then two-year-old daughter asked why so many of the figures were kneeling. Plopping baby Jesus in the manger, she quickly answered her own question, "Oh. To better see God." This year we have a newborn son in our home. And as we raid the rafters