By
John Wilkins
Archbishop Rowan Williams strives to preserve the communion.
Full story
The Anglican crisis in brief
By
NCR Staff
The Anglican Communion and the
Catholic church have since 1970 been engaged in ecumenical discussions aimed at
restoring union between them. The rupture dates to the 16th century, when King
Henry VIII broke with Rome and the Church of England emerged.
Full story
By
Eileen Markey
Many who assumed the interior life of Mother Teresa to be as resplendent
as her outward existence was austere were surprised by recent revelations that
the founder of the Missionaries of Charity struggled for half a century with a
desolate prayer life. But in continuing to serve a God who stopped returning
her calls, Teresa was in good company.
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By
Penny Edman
For nearly a decade, Bishop Geoffrey Robinson headed the Australian
bishops’ committee that developed guidelines and procedures for dealing
with clergy sex abuse. He retired in 2004 at the young age of 66, when, he
said, the burden of his “profound reservations” about the church he
loved became too strong to be ignored.
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Looking for signs of a 'great awakening' in Austria
By
John L. Allen Jr.
Pope Benedict XVI has described the role of Christians in today’s
secular Western world as a “creative minority,” reduced in size but
clear about its identity. In few other places has the leadership of the church
so robustly embraced that vision as in Austria. The pope’s Sept. 7-9 visit
was to give Benedict the chance to test how well the strategy is working.
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By
Viji Sundaram
For nearly six years after he got out of prison in 2000, 40-year-old
Ernie Johnson kept coming up empty whenever he applied for a job. Even as he
checked the “yes” box on job application forms that asked whether he
had ever been convicted of a felony, he knew his chance of landing a job was
slim to none.
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Today's school checklists reflect modern times, potential troubles
By
Catholic News Service
Long gone are the days when school officials had to simply
run an inventory of desks, school supplies and audiovisual equipment before the
start of the school year.
Full story
By
Mary Ann Cejka
Memories of the Spanish Civil War raise questions about the pope's
campaign for a 'Christian Europe'.
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Her darkness was a warning
Biographies are supposed to plumb the depths of a
person’s life, ask hard questions about how someone saw meaning and experienced
motive. Letters are windows into these subjects. Mother Teresa has left us a
legacy worth probing as we, and the world, again assess her remarkable life.
Full editorial
Co-ops offer model for church structure
It’s been said all too often that leadership
positions within the church, the position of bishop for instance, are similar to
the job of CEO within a major corporation. There are budgets to balance, people
to manage and resources to allocate. In many ways, the church is a transnational
organization similar to most large-scale businesses and a diocese is a
subsidiary with limited autonomy delegated by the parent organization.
Full editorial
“It is absolutely not the BBC’s job to save the
planet.”
-- BBC Newsnight editor Peter Barron reacting to criticism of the British
broadcaster’s scrapping plans for “Planet Relief,” a TV special on climate
change. BBC execs said the program was more advocacy than factual reporting.
More quotes
Young Israeli anarchists defend Palestinians
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Protecting freedom in El Salvador
By
Dale Mezzacappa
and
Carol Towarnicky
The country uses an anti-terrorism law to squash legitimate dissent.
Full story
By
Rich Heffern
Oklahoma co-op creates jobs on the farm and supplies urban eaters with tasty,
nutritious food.
Full story
A day that's like an old-time barn raising
By
Rich Heffern
“We are the ‘Amazing Portable Oklahoma Food Cooperative,’ ” Bob Waldrop said,
referring to the way the monthly deliveries to customers are accomplished every
third Thursday of the month, when the co-op’s network of volunteers comes
together to bring products from farmers and local processors all over Oklahoma
and distribute them to customers at 22 delivery locations around the state.
Full story
By
Michael Humphrey
At first glance, Glenmary Fr. John Rausch, who received the 2007 Pax Christi USA
Teacher of Peace Award, seems out of place in the forest of past recipients.
Since Dorothy Day was honored in 1978, Pax Christi most often recognizes
nonviolence activists. Rausch’s 35 years of work in Virginia, Tennessee and
Kentucky is primarily environmental and economic.
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FROM THE EDITOR'S DESK
Time without deadlines
I had an extended pause this summer from both the day’s provocations and its
occupations during several months of a sabbatical that was, I imagine, a bit
like grace, something at the same time all around us yet beyond our possessing.
One must just nod assent to it.
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Starting Point
By
Tim Donovan
On the ranch where I live here in the Southwest, there is a chronic shortage of
water. This has been made worse by the persistent drought of the past four
years. Ordinary daily chores -- feeding the chickens in the hen house, tending
the goats, caring for the big livestock -- all require the component of getting
water to them as well as feed and hay.
Full story
By
Joseph Cunneen
and Kevin Doherty
'No End in Sight' looks at the U.S. occupation of Iraq; 'Death at a Funeral'
tries too hard.
Full story
Airborne transport to hell
Reviewed by
Ben Terrall
Full review
Poetry September 14, 2007
Letters for September 14, 2007
Classifieds for September 14, 2007
News Briefs for September 14, 2007
People for September 14, 2007
Last Words
A memorable quote from this
week's issue.
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