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October 13, 2014

Vol. 211 / No. 10

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Books
Perry PetrichOctober 02, 2014

There rsquo s no place better suited for supermen than long distance cycling Take the Tour de France the sport rsquo s greatest race This year rsquo s event covers 3 656 km over 21 days think Detroit to Los Angeles with the Alps standing in for the Rockies and the Pyrenees for the Sierras As o

Books
Franklin FreemanOctober 02, 2014

I rsquo ve heard it said hurt people hurt If anyone was ever hurt as a child not physically but emotionally it was Tennessee Williams His mother Edwina rsquo s denial did the hurting denial she turned into an art form which her son turned into art And John Lahr senior drama critic of The Ne

Books
M. Ross RomeroOctober 02, 2014

When I was in doctoral studies in philosophy a Jesuit professor in another discipline asked me what my dissertation topic was ldquo Plato rdquo he chafed ldquo What could you possibly have to say about Plato that hasn rsquo t already been said rdquo His remark provided me with ample motivat

Books
Sidney CallahanOctober 02, 2014

Few works deliver on the promise of their title with such success as Mary Christine Athans rsquo s book on Mary The scholarship is solid the prose accessible and her personal reflections engaging The book can also be provocative since discussions of Mary lead to questions about the contested rol

The Word
John W. MartensOctober 02, 2014

One of Jesus rsquo most famous sayings challenges us to consider a simple question what do I owe to whom The saying is mellifluous in the King James translation ldquo Render therefore unto Caesar the things which are Caesar rsquo s and unto God the things that are God rsquo s rdquo It is tea

Columns
Margot PattersonOctober 02, 2014

The United States has to go beyond blunt militarism in the fight against ISIS.

Miami physician-professor travels to West Africa to evaluate Ebola response. (CNS photo/courtesy Florida International University)
Current Comment
The EditorsOctober 02, 2014

International cooperation and funding needed to fight Ebola, prevent the next crisis.