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September 15, 2014

Vol. 211 / No. 6

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Books
Susan P. LiebellSeptember 02, 2014

'Edmund Burke in America: The Contested Career of the Father of Modern Conservatism,' by Drew Maciag

Arts & Culture Books
Holly J. GriecoSeptember 02, 2014

Robert Bartlett’s book will also be welcome to those who have experienced something of the power of the cult of the saints in their own time and place.

THE GUILTY REMNANT. A mysterious cult protests a parade honoring the departed in the first episode of “The Leftovers.”
Television
Jim McDermottSeptember 02, 2014

When HBO first announced that it had greenlit a television series about the Rapture, one would have been forgiven for assuming we were in for yet another twist on Hollywood’s seemingly endless obsession with the post-apocalyptic. Given the popularity of recent “scripturally inspired&rdqu

Poetry
Claudia Monpere McIsaac September 02, 2014

and all floating implementsstar studded saintsand gemstone dreamsmoon smoke      incensesquandered speechhearts that have wanderedstrangers squinting at the skythe cello notes risinglight escaping through a crack in the walldandelion fluff on a newborn’s headowl windthe old woma

The Word
John W. MartensSeptember 02, 2014

What are the ways of God There are twin dangers for us when we consider this question On the one hand some people consider God rsquo s ways so inscrutable that they no longer trust we can know how God acts or what God demands of us This draws some people to the point of disbelief If God rsquo s

Columns
​Helen AlvaréSeptember 02, 2014

There's still no consensus about whether child care is a worthy expenditure of women’s time.

Students take part in a meeting about the DREAM Act during a National Migration Week program. (CNS photo/Karen Callaway, Catholic New World)
Current Comment
The EditorsSeptember 02, 2014

This fall, Latino, African-American and Asian students will outnumber white K-12 peers.