October 19, 2009

Reassessing U.S. engagement in Afghanistan

John P. Meier revisits the historical Jesus.

Finding God in majestic places

The poet Peter Steele's territory of joy

Book briefs

An unscientific survey of parish life in America

The Best and Brightest Re: “Confessions of a Modern Nun,” by Ilia Delio, O.S.F. (10/12/09): Let us applaud the wonderful, faithful, loyal women who entered convent life during the 1950s and 1960s—the best and brightest group of women that the Roman Catholic Church has ever seen. Ma