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Dave Graber 3-01-1998

THE ARTICLE in the January-February 1998 issue by Dale Aukerman ("The Heart of Faith") is powerful and direct, but its 16-cylinder vocabulary, pronouns with unclear antecedents, and run-on sente

Wayne A. Pelly 3-01-1998

IT WAS A great disappointment that your first article to address the "shatter the silence" movement would rebuke the "clan politics" of others, rather than examine your own.

Jennifer Wheeler 3-01-1998

THANK YOU FOR the November-December 1997 issue and its focus on the faithful work and witness of Mary and Gordon Cosby ("Mission: Possible").

Jeff Warden 3-01-1998

I JUST FINISHED reading "A Community That Endures," by Jim Forest (January-February 1998).

Kali Kucera 3-01-1998

WHAT A WONDERFUL article on Mary and Gordon Cosby. I felt their convictions and assessments were right on everything...

IN 1994, FORBES listed 358 billionaires whose combined net worth equaled the combined income of the bottom 45 percent of the world's population.

Jennifer L. Joslyn 3-01-1998

I AM WRITING in response to Harry C. Kiely’s article on the movie Sling Blade (November-December 1997).

Wendy Lehman 3-01-1998

I APPRECIATED the much-needed article, "A Collaboration Against Hatred," by Jim Hodgson ("Commentary," January-February 1998).

I MUST WRITE to disagree with "Time for New Tools," by David McReynolds ("Commentary," November-December 1997).

Carol Fennelly 3-01-1998
Some Michigan churches provide hands-on support to families in transition.

While some might question Promise Keepers' stated intention of "taking back America's cities," few can criticize the volunteer labor the group has offered to the urban areas...

Duane Shank 3-01-1998
Building a movement to overcome poverty.
Kristin Brennan 3-01-1998

Volunteer Opportunities

Longtime peacemakers Daniel and Philip Berrigan were nominated for the 1998 Nobel Peace Prize by Mairead Maguire. Maguire won the prize in 1976 for working for peace in Northern Ireland.

Mark Nelson 1-01-1998

Although I am not a movie critic, nor can I assume I understand what messages the director and writers wanted to impart in the movie Sling Blade, I believe that Harry Kiely missed the essential point.

Kurt Brummert 1-01-1998

AFTER READING "Life on the Streets" ("Commentary," by Joan Connell, November-December 1997), I was reminded of how much this whole dismantling of the safety net puzzles me.

Larry Boudreau 1-01-1998

EDDIE SOTO’S LETTER ("Letters," November-December 1997), commenting on "Turning the World Upside Down" by Aaron Gallegos, surfaces an issue that is quite relevant to the discussion about the role of liberation theology in the practice of our faith today.

Cardinal John O’Connor of New York announced that he is preparing to propose sainthood for Dorothy Day.

Jeremy Ireland 1-01-1998

Jim Wallis’ interview of criminologist John DiIulio was commendable ("With Unconditional Love," September-October 1997).