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U.S. Catholic: April 2007

Knock it off: A challenge to polarized Catholics
It’s time to call a truce in our Catholic family feud, says spiritual writer and columnist Father Ronald Rolheiser, O.M.I. in this Expert Witness interview. The truth is, we could all learn a lot from those on the other side.

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Don’t shop till they drop
All those cheap goodies at Wal-Mart may be easy on your pocketbook, but they’re hard on paychecks both overseas and here at home. As Sounding Board author Robert Senser makes the case for a just wage, U.S. Catholic readers consider in Feedback how fairness for workers might affect their everyday low prices.

Between the lines
Being a “Catholic writer” isn’t so much about the religious affiliation of your fictional characters, says Alice McDermott in this Expert Witness interview. It can be as simple as allowing grace to filter through.

Margin Notes
Weapons of lasting destruction Agent Orange, like other unrecovered weapons of war, still claims casualties in Vietnam.

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Sharon Daly receives 2006 U.S. Catholic Award for Furthering the Cause of Women in the Church

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huffingtonpost.com
This compendium of political news and commentary from progressive sources is an essential complement to the daily newspaper. Founder Arianna Huffington’s blog is particularly insightful.

catholicworker.org
Because I have been transcribing and editing 40 years’ worth of Dorothy Day’s journals and letters, I find myself using the Catholic Worker website as a reference for my research on her.

firedoglake.com
Another news/commentary site with a number of progressive writers, including author/founder Jane Hamsher.

maryknoll.org
The site of the Maryknoll priests and brothers includes a link (under “Contact us”) to Orbis Books, where I am editor-in-chief and publisher.

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