One day, while living with her husband in London, Elisabeth Payne Rosen spilled her groceries in front of the Duke of York’s Barracks on King’s Road and in a flash of inspiration, decided that she wanted to know everything about the American Civil War. Rosen’s ensuing research is presented in her first novel “Hallam’s Warâ€â€”the [...]
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May
“Know your enemies, know your friends, avoid surprise at all costs.” That, according to Alan Furst’s latest novel, is the first rule of espionage.
Such a caveat, in the autumn of 1937, bore down on Poland with a vengeance. Hemmed in by perennial enemies Germany and the Soviet Union, the nation trembled for its future. While [...]
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Feb
Why am I so reluctant to admit that girls can;t have it all? And when are we going to give up pretending that they can?
We;ve spent decades building up their expectations so they can study anything, work alongside men in equal roles %26ndash; and be just as thuggish, like the Parisian girl gangs who came [...]
27
Jan
Serbia’s Novak Djokovic celebrates after beating Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France during the final of the Men’s singles at the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne, Australia, Sunday, Jan. 27, 2008.(AP Photo/Rob Griffith)
MELBOURNE, Australia — Novak Djokovic took the expected barrage from Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the first set, then gave back some of his own to [...]
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Jan
Sean Barrett and Michael Casker are criss-crossing the country in search of Steeler fans and clubs to gather testimonials and photos about Steeler Nation to compile into a coffee table book. Barrett, 24, a writer and recent graduate of Arizona State University, is originally from Cranberry. Michael Casker, 27, a graduate of Brooks Institute [...]
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Jan
Democratic presidential hopeful,Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., and Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga,. meet during a campaign stop in this Friday, Oct. 12, 2007 file photo, in Atlanta in which Lewis officially endorsed Clinton’s candidacy for president. When civil rights elders signed on to support Clinton’s run for president, it was seen as a [...]
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Dec
The following is a lengthy essay by Father Donald J. Keefe, S.J., who worked for Cardinal (then Archbishop) James Stafford in the early 1990s.
THE EUCHARISTIC FOUNDATION OF SACERDOTAL CELIBACY*
By Donald J. Keefe, S.J.
I. Preliminary Clarifications and Distinctions
The Apostolic Exhortation, “Pastores Dabo Vobis,” reaffirmed the traditional foundation of priestly celibacy [1] in the nuptial union of [...]
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