| December 12th, 2003 J.R.R. Tolkien's Work and his Catholic Faith When he was eight, his mother had to go back to work to support her children when an Anglican relative withheld financial support because of her conversion to Catholicism. ... |
| December 8th, 2003 Whoever She Is, Mary Magdalene Still Matters I have learned the six magic words that will wake up any high school religion class:"Mary Magdalene was not a prostitute."Every year I get the same strong reaction ... |
| December 1st, 2003 My Love-Hate Affair with the Winter I am standing at my kitchen sink, gazing out the window as the afternoon sun dissolves into the sky. I am supposed to be peeling potatoes for supper ... |
| November 29th, 2003 A 1980's AIDS Volunteer and Activist on Angels in America Separating life from art can be impossible in some cases; Angels in America is the most painful instance I know.Now that the award-winning Broadway play has ... |
| November 29th, 2003 A Stowaway Computer and the Mellower Me My computer died, taking my last article—a tirade on the prevalence of thongs and stilettos in everyday women's wear—with it.The PC that came to dinnerIt's a good thing I've ... |
| November 29th, 2003 Depression and Its Bleak, Sometimes Even Suicidal Perspectives During September and October of 2003 three different NYU students committed suicide, all by jumping from upper floors. Here in Bangalore in November, a fifteen year-old girl killed herself.Most of us probably know someone who's ... |
| November 2nd, 2003 Nagging Doubts about Latin America's Famous Revolutionary Does Cuba's revolutionary and pop icon Ernesto "Che" Guevara truly inspire those of us working for peace and justice in the 21st century?A recent photo exhibit in East Los Angeles suggests ... |
| October 18th, 2003 Mother Teresa's Visit to Phoenix "Build my children a house"February 2, 1989. Her skin was tanned and wrinkled. Her hands were large and rough. Despite her short stature, Mother Teresa managed to hush an arena of 15,000 by simply standing ... |
| October 18th, 2003 God Hears Us Whererever We Are I've never tried it, but I don't think I can pray at a rock concert or in a crowded bar. Maybe it's possible if you have good powers of ... |
| October 11th, 2003 Mass with Pope John Paul in His Private Chapel Sitting prominently on a shelf in my office is a picture of myself and John Paul II. Its proof of the day I met someone who has given his ... |
