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Sept. 1-8, 2014

Vol. 211 / No. 5

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The Word
John W. MartensAugust 19, 2014

What does it mean to love your neighbor Paul says that ldquo love does no evil to the neighbor rdquo and that ldquo love is the fulfillment of the law rdquo How do these two statements coalesce to produce a practical Christian ethic of behavior One is stated negatively mdash love does no evil

Columns
James Martin, S.J.August 19, 2014

In their dignity and in their hard work, the poor can often be our models.

President Obama with African leaders on the final day of the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on Aug. 6, 2014. (State Department photo/Public Domain)
Current Comment
The EditorsAugust 19, 2014

First-ever African leaders summit highlights continent's growing economies.

Of Other Things
Michael Rossmann, S.J.August 19, 2014

I can pass thousands of people without anyone saying a single word to me.

PEACEMAKING. Father Robert Rosebrough of Blessed Teresa of Calcutta Parish in Ferguson, Mo., leads a prayer vigil for peace on Aug. 11.
Signs Of the Times

As groups across the country held vigils to remember Michael Brown, a teenager whose death on Aug. 9 has sparked a wave of unrest in his Missouri hometown and raised questions about racial profiling and police militarization, religious leaders in the St. Louis area called upon “all people to p

Protesters against illegal immigration hold signs and wave flags to motorists on highway overpass. (CNS photo/Sandy Huffaker, Reuters)
Signs Of the Times
Jim McDermottAugust 19, 2014

The example of Christ looms large over the immigration debate here.

Elizabeth Johnson, C.S.J. (CNS photo/courtesy Fordham University)
Signs Of the Times

Elizabeth Johnson, C.S.J., a theology professor at Fordham University, was given the top award of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious’ on Aug. 15 during its national assembly in Nashville, Tenn. During her acceptance speech, she strongly criticized the U.S. bishops for their formal cr