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Christmas 2015

December 21-28, 2015

Vol. 213 / No. 19

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Arts & Culture Books
The EditorsDecember 09, 2015

A book is sometimes the most difficult gift to offer, but often it is the most rich.

Gerald “Slink” Johnson as Jesus in “Black Jesus”
Television
Jim McDermottDecember 09, 2015

Adult Swim’s ‘Black Jesus’

Arts & Culture Poetry
Joseph BathantiDecember 09, 2015

I station Beckett like Gotama, mid-table, and spread before him the Sunday comics.

The Word
John W. MartensDecember 10, 2015

My sister-in-law posted a video on Facebook recently in which the oldest member of our family my mother soon to be 90 years old is walking down the hall of her residence with a walker In front of her pushing a bright primary-colored walker is her great-grandson soon to be 1 year old babblin

The Word
John W. MartensDecember 10, 2015

The title Mother of God Greek theotokos is limited by definition No one gave birth to God but the title is true as it defines Mary as the one who gave birth to the incarnate Son of God It is a remarkable role Mary was called on to play unbelievable in some ways with which Mary had to come t

Columns
James Martin, S.J.December 10, 2015

Today there is a tendency to downplay, criticize or even condemn missionaries of old.

Steam rises from the cooling towers of a nuclear power station at sunset Nov. 25 in Nogent-Sur-Seine, France. (CNS photo/Charles Platiau, Reuters)
Current Comment
The EditorsDecember 09, 2015

There are many reasons to support hope that enough time and ingenuity remain to prevent or mitigate the worst effects of climate change.