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February 3, 2014

Vol. 210 / No. 3

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The Word
John W. MartensJanuary 22, 2014

In the midst of a recent arctic freeze in Minnesota I sent out a tweet ldquo Best part of a polarvortex is ability to be in a warm house and to cozy up and enjoy time with the family Pray for those who are not warm rdquo Someone known on Twitter as RiskyLiberal read my tweet and found it l

Columns
Margot PattersonJanuary 22, 2014

What can we learn from the trials and missteps of the founding fathers?

Current Comment
The EditorsJanuary 22, 2014

Challenges ahead for parents and regulators as legal recreational marijuana sales begin

Philosopher's Notebook
John J. Conley, S.J.January 22, 2014

More than ever, the cross exposes the pretensions of our threadbare metaphysical systems.

Signs Of the Times

Testifying before the U.N. Committee on the Rights of the Child, Vatican representatives acknowledged the horror of sexual abuse by members of the clergy and, under sometimes intense questioning, insisted the Vatican was serious about protecting children.Archbishop Silvano Tomasi, the Vatican observ

Signs Of the Times

A Mexican bishop has rebuked the federal government for sending soldiers to seize the weapons of self-defense groups formed to fight off violent drug cartels and criminal gangs in the western state of Michoacán. Bishop Miguel Patino Velázquez of Apatzingán said the strategy was wrong and targeted

Christmas Flood: Heavy rains in December overwhelmed the decrepit infrastructure of Gaza City.
Signs Of the Times

Bishops from North America, Europe and Africa called on international leaders to act immediately so people living in the Gaza Strip can have access to basic necessities.“Gaza is a man-made disaster, a shocking scandal, an injustice that cries out to the human community for a resolution,”