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By
Chris Herlinger
On a recent November morning, in between his administrative hospital
rounds and amid various workers’ strikes, continuing political uncertainty
and growing worry that the Israeli-Palestinian conflict was on the verge of yet
another cycle of spiraling violence, Dr. Tawfiq Nasser pulled out his wallet
and showed a visitor his identification cards.
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By
John L. Allen Jr.
When Pope Benedict XVI travels to Turkey Nov. 28-Dec. 1, he faces a
series of challenges that, like concentric circles, become larger and more
daunting as they’re arranged around one another. Coupled with the intense
media attention the trip is certain to draw -- more than 2,000 journalists are
expected to follow the pope on his first visit to a majority Muslim state --
these complexities make Turkey the trickiest high-wire act of his pontificate
to date.
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Political, practical fallout possible from Latin Mass ruling
By
John L. Allen Jr.
While the contents of whatever Pope Benedict XVI may eventually say
about the pre-Vatican II “Latin Mass” remains a tightly guarded
mystery, that vacuum hasn’t stopped Vatican officials, bishops and
liturgists from pondering the possible fallout -- from the political to the
practical.
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By
Tom Carney
It took an emotional and spiritual tempest to lead Fr. Ray McHenry away
from the church that had nurtured him and to which he had always been loyal,
and an equally turbulent squall to bring him back.
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National Catholic church among array of alternatives on left and right
By
Tom Carney
The Vatican is among the greatest obstacles to Christian unity,
according to Archbishop Richard Roy.
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'Yearning to create a new world'
By
Megan Sweas
Most of the 3,000 participants at the 30th annual Call to Action
conference, held Nov. 3-5 in Milwaukee, did not seem to have high expectations
of young adults. When plenary speaker Jeanette Rodriguez asked the aging crowd
what shaped college students’ worldviews, they guessed computers and
clothes.
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Social networking: It's a teen thing
By
Chansin Bird
Youth minister Lara Blackwood starts her day the same way most young
people at her church do -- she signs on at
MySpace.com.
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Not bad for melodrama
A year ago we lamented in this space the disappearance of the U.S.
Catholic bishops. Well, we meant that in a metaphorical sense. They hadn’t
actually disappeared; they had just become far less visible on the national
scene than in an earlier era.
Full editorial
Values voters: an election postscript
While one bit of popular wisdom about the most recent elections has
“values” voters, that is, evangelical Christians, migrating to the
Democratic Party and thus narrowing the “God gap,” David Kuo has
other ideas.
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“If I arrive at the pearly gates and St. Peter said what have I
done to deserve entry, I’d ask, ‘Did you see my Lena Horne
story?’ ”
-- The late Ed Bradley, Emmy-award-winning “60 Minutes”
reporter, who died Nov. 9 of leukemia
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Afghanistan five years later
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What the Democrats won and did not win
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Immigrants have lessons for us, too
By
Mark Neilsen
With all the talk about immigration, I hope we realize that immigrants
can give us a needed lift, and not just the rocket scientists and software
engineers. I have in mind a 24-year-old woman from Somalia, Faduma, whom I met
as a volunteer tutor at an adult literacy center.
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By
Joe Feuerherd
Documents aim to reinforce teaching on birth control, gays,
Communion.
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Beliefnet, Yahoo! add spiritual chemistry to cyber soul mate searches
By
Religion News Service
Beliefnet, whose spirituality Web site (beliefnet.com) attracts
3.1 million users per month, earlier this month said it will connect its dating
service users with those of Yahoo! Personals, an online dating service based in
Sunnyvale, Calif.
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FROM THE EDITOR'S DESK
In dangerous places
Some might question the mental soundness of anyone who considered a trip
to the Middle East to report on the Palestinian-Israeli situation a prize to
pursue, much less accept. Second prize, maybe two weeks in Baghdad?
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Starting Point
By
James Stephen Behrens
A friend told me that the best times to take digital photographs are
early morning and late afternoon, when the sun is bright and illumines
everything with a golden hue. He is right. The pictures are all the better for
the more generous play of clear, gold light.
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By
Retta Blaney
Rapper priest Stan Fortuna links Gospel to hip hop.
Full review
Murder and mayhem
Reviewed by
Joseph Cunneen
'Volver' depicts resourceful Spanish women; 'Borat' ridicules our
disdain for 'backward' countries.
Full review
A new book on Benedict XVI paints a disquieting portrait
Reviewed by
Raymond A. Schroth
Full review
Poetry for November 24, 2006
Letters for November 24, 2006
Classifieds for November 24, 2006
News Briefs for November 24, 2006
People for November 24, 2006
Last Words
A memorable quote from this week's issue.
Deadline for ‘Revenge’
extended to Dec. 15
We’re still looking for readers’ contributions to “Revenge,” the subject of
our Variations on a theme feature. Please note that this feature asks
readers to recount their personal experiences rather than their political
opinions. (To review past features, click on “Archives” and type in
“Variations on a theme.”) Readers should send their submissions of no more
than 375 words to
themes@ncronline.org or to Themes, Rich
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