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Paula Gooder 4-01-2005
It is often said that what you pay for something affects how much you value it. In other words, the more you pay, the more you cherish it. I suspect that the reverse is also true: the things you cherish the most are the things for which you are prepared to pay the most.
Rose Marie Berger, Mark Betz 4-01-2005
When Father Roberto Ubertino blessed his Orthodox parishioners homes with holy water during the January Feast of Theophany (which marks the baptism of Jesus), he ducked under a bridge to bless the tarp-and-sleeping-bag shelter of Tom, a homeless man who attends Ubertinos Toront
Rose Marie Berger, Mark Betz 4-01-2005
James Forman, who led the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee in the early 1960s era of freedom rides and freedom schools, died of cancer January 10 in Washington, D.C.
Rose Marie Berger, Mark Betz 4-01-2005
Looking for something to wear on Talk Like A Pirate Day? Whether ye be a landlubbin pencil-pusher or a true salty sea dog, Pirate Jesus, with his parrot, patch, and lopsided grin, is concerned for your salvation.
The Editors 3-01-2005
West Virginia activist Julia Bonds has been interviewed many times, especially after winning the 2003 Goldman Environmental Prize.
Louise Murphy 3-01-2005
The earth is eating all the little birds.
It feasts, grows fat. Their eyes are stones, black jewels
we rattle in our pockets. Mouths are blurred
Bruce Lindgren 3-01-2005
While I certainly respect the concern for the issue of abortion expressed by John Puffer in his letter ("Abortion is Key," Letters, January 2005), I am puzzled by the reasoning of his concluding sentence: "I agree that poverty and war are worthwhile
Rose Marie Berger, Mark Betz 3-01-2005
The Church of the Brethren Service Center in Maryland, site of Anabaptist organizing around issues of conscientious objection to military service, received a surprise visit last October from the director of the Selective Service Systems Alternative Service Division.
Lucy Fuchs 3-01-2005
I was afraid to read David Batstones column ("School Without a Prayer," January 2005) - more public school bashing, I thought; more of "prayer in the schools" issues.
Douglass Bakke 3-01-2005
I applaud Larry Rasmussens efforts to find the middle ground between the positions of just war theory and Christian pacifism in the form of "just peacemaking" ("In the Face of War," January 2005). I, however, take exception to his conclusions in two regards.
Paula Gooder 3-01-2005
The resurrection makes hope a permanent and immovable feature of the new creature in which we now dwell.
Rose Marie Berger, Mark Betz 3-01-2005
The Dominican Sisters of Grand Rapids, Michigan, decided to back up their advocacy with action on the issue of a livable family income. The sisters sought to match what they pay their own employees with the wage-and-benefit structure for which they advocate nationally.