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March 10, 2014

Vol. 210 / No. 8

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Politics & Society Editorials
The EditorsFebruary 25, 2014

Supporters of traditional marriage must denounce unjust discrimination against homosexuals.

Books
Daniel J. HarringtonFebruary 25, 2014

The first essay by Daniel J. Harrington, S.J., in America’s annual Books on the Bible roundup appeared in the issue of Feb. 9, 1991.

Poetry
G. E. SchwartzFebruary 25, 2014

Seeing this we fall to our knees. WeWouldn’t be willing to stop beingHuman he became willing to stopBeing wholly of light approachableTo become human and die as aHelpless creature died in thatJewish rite so that its drenchingBlood could besprinkle in itsDeep cleansing. How can weUnderstan

Faith The Word
John W. MartensFebruary 25, 2014

Sometimes we can be held back from the spiritual renewal offered through Lent by a primal emotion that keeps faith from flourishing fear Fear is a crucial response in human life to protect us from physical emotional and even spiritual threats but misplaced spiritual fear can keep us from living

Thomas Barrett of Georgia, unemployed and living off food stamps, accumulated $1000 in probation fees. (Photograph: Jason Blalock/Human Rights Watch)
Current Comment
The EditorsFebruary 25, 2014

Privatized probation outsources justice to those with a financial stake in the outcome.

Of Other Things
Kevin ClarkeFebruary 25, 2014

There are lies, damn lies, statistics and now Congressional Budget Office estimates.

MAIDAN. An impromptu shrine by a barricade near Independence Square in Kiev, Ukraine, on Feb. 21.
Signs Of the Times

Security and police forces seemed to melt away from the embattled Independence Square in Kiev and throughout the city, as it awoke on Feb. 21, the day after opposition and government forces signed an agreement that effectively ended turmoil in Kiev’s streets. In a rapid and remarkable series o