http://www.uscatholic.org./culture/Culture RSS Feed provided by US Catholic en http://www.uscatholic.org./www.uscatholic.org/blog/2008/12/escaping-gaza-ghetto <!--paging_filter--><script type="text/javascript"> <!-- window.location = "http://www.uscatholic.org/blog/2008/12/escaping-gaza-ghetto" //--> </script> http://www.uscatholic.org./www.uscatholic.org/blog/2008/12/escaping-gaza-ghetto#comments War and Peace Culture Fri, 02 Jan 2009 10:04:11 -0800 goodwink 1423 at http://www.uscatholic.org. http://www.uscatholic.org./culture/social-justice/2008/12/promises-keep <!--paging_filter--><h5 class="headline">Barack Obama’s election was historic, but can his presidency be great?<p><a href="http://www.uscatholic.org./culture/social-justice/2008/12/promises-keep">read more</a></p> http://www.uscatholic.org./culture/social-justice/2008/12/promises-keep#comments Social Justice Culture Thu, 01 Jan 2009 22:15:00 -0800 goodwink 1411 at http://www.uscatholic.org. http://www.uscatholic.org./culture/social-justice/2008/12/hidden-plain-sight <!--paging_filter--><h5 class="subhead">The shadow world of human trafficking<p><a href="http://www.uscatholic.org./culture/social-justice/2008/12/hidden-plain-sight">read more</a></p> http://www.uscatholic.org./culture/social-justice/2008/12/hidden-plain-sight#comments Social Justice Culture Human Trafficking Thu, 25 Dec 2008 22:15:00 -0800 goodwink 1385 at http://www.uscatholic.org. http://www.uscatholic.org./culture/social-justice/2008/11/bring-fair-trade-and-alternative-shopping-home-holidays <!--paging_filter-->Report courtesy of <a href="http://salt.claretianpubs.org/">Salt of the Earth</a>-In the Christmas/Hanukkah consumer frenzy we&#39;ve all somehow been persuaded to endure, we suspect that you still want to do the right thing-that is have a joyous and holy holiday season, have some good times with family and friends, and buy your holiday presents from ethically sound retail shops and producers. <p> <p><a href="http://www.uscatholic.org./culture/social-justice/2008/11/bring-fair-trade-and-alternative-shopping-home-holidays">read more</a></p> http://www.uscatholic.org./culture/social-justice/2008/11/bring-fair-trade-and-alternative-shopping-home-holidays#comments Social Justice Culture Wed, 26 Nov 2008 08:22:35 -0800 goodwink 1285 at http://www.uscatholic.org. http://www.uscatholic.org./culture/environment/2008/06/the-sky-falling-no-really <!--paging_filter--><h5 align="left">Even if Kristin Shrader-Frechette&#39;s mother hadn&#39;t died of an environmentally-induced cancer at the age of 43, leaving seven children motherless in Kentucky, chances are the Notre Dame professor would still have grown up to be a dynamo researcher and scholar working for environmental justice.<p><a href="http://www.uscatholic.org./culture/environment/2008/06/the-sky-falling-no-really">read more</a></p> http://www.uscatholic.org./culture/environment/2008/06/the-sky-falling-no-really#comments Environment Culture Mon, 16 Jun 2008 06:52:58 -0700 U.S. Catholic 169 at http://www.uscatholic.org. http://www.uscatholic.org./culture/war-and-peace/2008/07/the-congo%E2%80%99s-killing-fields <!--paging_filter--><h5>Families separated. Millions left for dead. Do we share some of the blame?<p><a href="http://www.uscatholic.org./culture/war-and-peace/2008/07/the-congo%E2%80%99s-killing-fields">read more</a></p> http://www.uscatholic.org./culture/war-and-peace/2008/07/the-congo%E2%80%99s-killing-fields#comments War and Peace Culture civil Congo enemy killings Zaire Thu, 24 Jul 2008 17:00:00 -0700 U.S. Catholic 516 at http://www.uscatholic.org. http://www.uscatholic.org./culture/art-and-reviews/2008/12/rachel-getting-married <!--paging_filter--><p class="subhead"> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B001E95ZOC/uscath" target="_blank">Rachel Getting Married<br /> Sony Pictures Classics, 2008</a> </p> <p> Director Jonathan Demme and writer Jenny Lumet’s ensemble film about a big sprawling suburban wedding reminds us that marriage is a mix of chosen and un-chosen unions. The coupling of husband and wife also joins together a menagerie of pleasant and decidedly unpleasant relatives who become, for better or worse, our in-laws and lifelong companions. </p><p><a href="http://www.uscatholic.org./culture/art-and-reviews/2008/12/rachel-getting-married">read more</a></p> http://www.uscatholic.org./culture/art-and-reviews/2008/12/rachel-getting-married#comments Art and Reviews Movie Reviews Culture Review Sun, 14 Dec 2008 22:15:00 -0800 goodwink 1345 at http://www.uscatholic.org. http://www.uscatholic.org./culture/art-and-reviews/2008/12/catholic-and-feminist <!--paging_filter--><p class="subhead"> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0807832243/uscath" target="_blank">Catholic and Feminist<br /> By Mary J. Henold (University of North Carolina Press, 2008)</a> </p><p><a href="http://www.uscatholic.org./culture/art-and-reviews/2008/12/catholic-and-feminist">read more</a></p> http://www.uscatholic.org./culture/art-and-reviews/2008/12/catholic-and-feminist#comments Art and Reviews Book Reviews Culture Review Sun, 14 Dec 2008 22:15:00 -0800 goodwink 1346 at http://www.uscatholic.org. http://www.uscatholic.org./culture/art-and-reviews/2008/12/real-animal <!--paging_filter--><p class="subhead"> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0018FZIS0/uscath" target="_blank">Real Animal<br /> Alejandro Escovedo</a> </p> <p> Alejandro Escovedo has been in the rock and roll business for 30 years now, but Real Animal, his first major-label release, is the breakthrough that puts together his disparate pieces. </p><p><a href="http://www.uscatholic.org./culture/art-and-reviews/2008/12/real-animal">read more</a></p> http://www.uscatholic.org./culture/art-and-reviews/2008/12/real-animal#comments Art and Reviews Music Reviews Culture Review Sun, 14 Dec 2008 22:15:00 -0800 goodwink 1347 at http://www.uscatholic.org. http://www.uscatholic.org./culture/social-justice/2008/12/vatican-wins-award-creating-rooftop-solar-power-generator <p>The Vatican won the 2008 Euro Solar Prize for turning the football field-sized roof of its Paul VI audience hall into a giant solar-power generator.<br /> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/SaltOfTheEarthSocialJusticeNews?a=vR7s7v"></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.uscatholic.org./culture/social-justice/2008/12/vatican-wins-award-creating-rooftop-solar-power-generator">read more</a></p> http://www.uscatholic.org./culture/social-justice/2008/12/vatican-wins-award-creating-rooftop-solar-power-generator#comments Social Justice Culture Wed, 10 Dec 2008 13:01:03 -0800 admin 1341 at http://www.uscatholic.org.