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Commonweal, July 14, 1989, p. 407

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      16. Cover Illustration by Emil Antonucci
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      15. Cover Illustration by Emil Antonucci
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      14. --- by Annie Lally Milhaven, p. 428
      15. --- by Burke J. Balch, p. 428
      16. Poland: The ghosts of Jews by Michael T. Kaufman, pp. 429-432
      17. Building a creative conscience by Bernard Haring, pp. 433-435
      18. Stage by Gerald Weales, p. 436
      19. [+]
        Screen: The Miners of Cumbria by Tom O'Brien, p. 437 - 1 Review
        The Navigator: An Odyssey Across Time (1988 Film) by Vincent Ward
      20. Beckoned by the mother tongue by Paul Baumann, pp. 438-441
      21. [+]
        Vic and Robyn go to work by Fred Siegel, p. 442 - 1 Review
        Nice Work by David Lodge
      22. [+]
        In a Different League by Rachelle Linner, p. 443 - 1 Review
        You Gotta Have Wa by Robert Whiting
      23. [+]
        The Truth of Sages by Mary Gerhart, p. 444 - 1 Review
        Other Peoples' Myths by Wendy Doniger O'Flaherty
      24. [+]
        Leaving One's Mark by Dennis C. Duling, pp. 445-448 - 1 Review
        A Myth of Innocence by Burton L. Mack
    3. [+]
      September 8, 1989 Issue = 18 Articles
      1. Correspondence, p. 450
      2. Editorials, pp. 451-452
      3. A tale of two cities by Nicholas R. Clifford, pp. 453-454
      4. Inflating the oath by James A. Coriden, p. 455
      5. Billy brings 'em in by Abigail McCarthy, p. 456
      6. Take a stand, or several by David R. Carlin, Jr., pp. 457-458
      7. Has God forgotten Peru? by Raymond A. Schroth, pp. 459-460
      8. Poetry by Margaret Mangan, p. 461
      9. The human rights of homosexuals by Gordon C. Zahn, pp. 462-463
      10. George's story by Robert A. Sirico, pp. 464-465
      11. Michael Harrington by Peter Steinfels, James Finn, and Patrick Lacefield, ..., pp. 466-467
      12. A parable by Michael Harrington, pp. 468-469
      13. When laity lead by John Figueroa, p. 470
      14. [+]
        Screen: Trying to Please by Paul Baumann and Tom O'Brien, pp. 471-472 - 3 Reviews
        Parenthood (1989 Film) by Ron Howard
        When Harry Met Sally (1989 Film) by Rob Reiner
        Romero (1989 Film) by John Duigan
      15. [+]
        The Philippines: Still waiting for Cory by John C. Cort, p. 473 - 1 Review
        In Our Image by Stanley Karnow
      16. [+]
        Infants on the Doorstep by Peggy R. Ellsberg, p. 474 - 1 Review
        The Kindness of Strangers by John Boswell
      17. [+]
        Brotherhood From Within by Lance Compa, pp. 475-476 - 1 Review
        Black Workers by Philip S. Foner and Ronald L. Lewis
      18. [+]
        The Beast Who Wanted a Jew by Madeline Marget, pp. 477-480 - 1 Review
        See Under: Love by David Grossman
    4. [+]
      September 22, 1989 Issue = 20 Articles
      1. Correspondence, p. 482
      2. Editorials, pp. 483-484
      3. A sign of contradiction by John T. Pawlikowski, pp. 485-487
      4. Doing the right thing(s) by Nicolaus Mills, p. 488
      5. Don't worry, be still by John Garvey, pp. 489-490
      6. A silence that is not hollow by Elizabeth Beverly, pp. 491-494
      7. Standing in the way of worship by Gertrud Mueller Nelson, pp. 495-497
      8. A study in contasts by Karen Sue Smith, p. 498
      9. Our Right & Duty by Gabe Huck, p. 498
      10. Nothing to Come Home to by Thomas Cahill, p. 499
      11. Who's Got the Power? by Paul E. Dinter, p. 500
      12. Poetry by Walter Pavlich, p. 501
      13. Poetry by Daniel James Sundahl, p. 502
      14. [+]
        Screen: Combustible Vigilantes by Paul Baumann, p. 502 - 2 Reviews
        Casualties of War (1989 Film) by Brian De Palma
        Batman (1989 Film) by Tim Burton
      15. Stage by Gerald Weales, pp. 503-504
      16. Haiti' brief hour of hope by John P. Hogan, pp. 505-507
      17. [+]
        A maze with no exit? by Murray Polner, p. 508 - 1 Review
        From Beirut to Jerusalem by Thomas L. Friedman
      18. [+]
        Armed With a Blunt Object by Niel Glixon, pp. 509-510 - 1 Review
        Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage
      19. [+]
        In Brief by John L. McKenzie, p. 511 - 1 Review
        American Catholic Biblical Scholarship by Gerald P. Fogarty
      20. [+]
        Review The Beatitudes in Modern Life, by Margaret Garvey by Karen Sue Smith, pp. 511-512 - 1 Review
        The Beatitudes in Modern Life by Margaret Garvey
  4. [+]
    Issues of Oct.-Dec. 1989 = 6 Issues, 112 Articles
    1. [+]
      October 6, 1989 Issue = 15 Articles
      1. Correspondence, p. 514
      2. Editorials, pp. 515-516
      3. A tragedy without villains by David R. Carlin, Jr., pp. 517-518
      4. The clay moves awry... by Sean Callery, pp. 519-520
      5. Close enough to step on toes by Leon Klenicki and Elias Mallon, pp. 521-525
      6. Poetry by Virginia Schauble, p. 526
      7. God is my client by Timothy J. Reuland, pp. 527-528
      8. [+]
        Screen: Scorching the Screen by Paul Baumann, pp. 529-530 - 2 Reviews
        Sex, Lies, and Videotape (1989 Film) by Steven Soderbergh
        Lethal Weapon 2 (1989 Film) by Richard Donner
      9. [+]
        Sherry pursues Greene: Greene stays ahead, p. 531 - 1 Review
        The Life of Graham Greene, Vol. I: 1904-1939 by Norman Sherry
      10. [+]
        The Oedipal Enterprise by David Castronovo, p. 532 - 1 Review
        Ruin the Sacred Truths by Harold Bloom
      11. [+]
        War On Its Way Out? by Charles R. Morris, pp. 533-535 - 3 Reviews
        Retreat from Doomsday by John Mueller
        Kennan and the Art of Foreign Policy by Anders Stephanson
        War and Peace in the Nuclear Age by John Newhouse
      12. [+]
        The Battle of Long Kesh by Joe Wakelee-Lynch, p. 536 - 1 Review
        Ten Men Dead by David Beresford
      13. [+]
        McLuhan & His Message by Paul Connolly, pp. 537-538 - 3 Reviews
        Marshall McLuhan: The Medium and the Messenger by Philip Marchand
        Letters of Marshall Mcluhan by Matie Molinaro, Corinne McLuhan, and William Toye, ...
        Laws of Media by Marshall McLuhan and Eric McLuhan
      14. [+]
        Religious booknotes by Lawrence S. Cunningham, pp. 539-544 - 6 Reviews
        God Encountered by Frans Jozef van Beeck
        The Creed as Symbol by Nicholas Ayo
        Toward a Theology of Inculturation by Aylward Shorter
        The Transformation of Theology, 1830-1890 by Charles D. Cashdollar
        The Memory of the Christian People by Eduardo Hoornaert
        Priesthood by Kenan B. Osborne
      15. Cover Illustration by Emil Antonucci
    2. [+]
      October 20, 1989 Issue = 18 Articles
      1. Correspondence, p. 546
      2. Editorials, pp. 547-548
      3. Church without the scenes by Michael W. Foley, p. 549
      4. Troubles they've seen by Al Levine, pp. 550-551
      5. Qaddafi's revolution by Patrick G. Coy, p. 552
      6. Tales from the basement by John Garvey, pp. 553-554
      7. Walking the tightrope of mystery by J.V. Long, pp. 555-558
      8. Barriers to the sacraments by Joseph M. Champlin, pp. 559-561
      9. Daniel: beloved by God & by me by Bridget Balthrop Morton, pp. 562-563
      10. Poetry by Erica Mapp, p. 564
      11. [+]
        Screen: Take Your Galoshes by Paul Baumann, p. 565 - 2 Reviews
        Sea of Love (1989 Film) by Harold Becker
        Black Rain (1989 Film) by Ridley Scott
      12. Stage by Gerald Weales, p. 566
      13. [+]
        The thickness of time in a hot Texas town by David Toolan, p. 567 - 1 Review
        Ordinary Time by A.G. Mojtabai
      14. [+]
        A Careful Compendium by John A. Coleman, pp. 568-569 - 1 Review
        Religious Change in America by Andrew M. Greeley
      15. [+]
        Delivering the Goods by Sidney Callahan, p. 570 - 1 Review
        Jesus the Liberator of Desire by Sebastian Moore
      16. [+]
        Give Me Shelter by Robert M. Hayes, p. 571 - 1 Review
        Down and Out in America by Peter H. Rossi
      17. [+]
        Religious Booknotes by Lawrence S. Cunningham, pp. 572-573 - 7 Reviews
        The Critical Calling by Richard A. McCormick
        Origen: The Life and Thought of the First Great Theologian by Henri Crouzel
        Julian of Norwich by Brant Pelphrey
        The Imitation of Christ by Thomas a Kempis by William C. Creasy and Thomas a Kempis
        Christian Legends by George Every
        Everything You Always Wanted to Know About the Catholic Church But Were Afraid to Ask by Paul L. Williams
        Faithful Witness by Leo J. O'Donovan and T. Howland Sanks
      18. [+]
        In Brief by Edward S. Skillin, pp. 574-576 - 1 Review
        Where the Spirit Breathes by Jose I. Gonzalez Faus
    3. [+]
      November 3, 1989 Issue = 17 Articles
      1. Correspondence, p. 578
      2. Editorials, pp. 579-581
      3. Who's first? by Keating Holland, p. 582
      4. The generals don't repent by Patrick Lacefield, p. 583
      5. Education isn't a problem by David R. Carlin, Jr., pp. 584-585
      6. Renewing the eath by Abigail McCarthy, p. 586
      7. Liberation theology adapts & endures by Arthur F. McGovern, pp. 587-589
      8. Poetry by Roy Shepard, p. 590
      9. [+]
        Screen: Downhill Journeys by Tom O'Brien, p. 591 - 2 Reviews
        Queen of Hearts (1989 Film) by Jon Amiel
        In Country (1989 Film) by Norman Jewison
      10. [+]
        A devotion to rough edges by Raymond A. Schroth, pp. 592-593 - 1 Review
        Harp by John Gregory Dunne
      11. [+]
        Remarkable for What It Omits by Marie Ponsot, pp. 594-595 - 1 Review
        Among Schoolchildren by Tracy Kidder
      12. [+]
        From Homer, To Picasso, To Piaf, To God by Robert P. Imbelli, pp. 596-597 - 1 Review
        Real Presences by George Steiner
      13. [+]
        It Happened Before the Fall by Margaret R. Miles, pp. 598-599 - 1 Review
        Women and Evil by Nel Noddings
      14. [+]
        Evangelicals Without Hype by Michael O. Garvey, pp. 600-601 - 1 Review
        Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory by Randall Balmer
      15. [+]
        The Cinders of Lebanon by Dale Dishop, pp. 602-603 - 1 Review
        Lebanon: Death of a Nation by Sandra MacKey
      16. [+]
        Ministry in Midstream by Patricia Gries, pp. 604-605 - 1 Review
        Transforming Parish Ministry by Jay P. Dolan, R. Scott Appleby, and Patricia Byrne, ...
      17. [+]
        In Brief by Karen Sue Smith, pp. 606-608 - 1 Review
        The Marginal Catholic by Joseph M. Champlin
    4. [+]
      November 17, 1989 Issue = 28 Articles
      1. Correspondence, p. 610
      2. Editorials, pp. 611-612
      3. A goodly company by Edward S. Skillin, p. 613
      4. East-West, North-South by J. Bryan Hehir, p. 614
      5. More than we know by John Garvey, pp. 615-616
      6. Challenges facing U.S. Catholics by Peggy Rosenthal, p. 617
      7. --- by Kenneth L. Woodward, p. 618
      8. --- by Abigail McCarthy, p. 618
      9. --- by William K. Reilly, p. 619
      10. --- by John J. O'Connor, p. 619
      11. --- by Andrew M. Greeley, p. 620
      12. --- by George Weigel, p. 620
      13. --- by Susan Cahill, p. 621
      14. --- by Monika K. Hellwig, p. 622
      15. --- by John Deedy, p. 622
      16. --- by Theresa Kane, p. 623
      17. Join it, work it, fight it by David J. O'Brien, pp. 624-630
      18. Preaching the word & doing it by Albert Raboteau, pp. 631-634
      19. Getting our heads together by Sidney Callahan, pp. 635-639
      20. Poetry by Anne Porter, pp. 640-641
      21. Stage by Gerald Weales, p. 642
      22. [+]
        Screen: Boys Will Be Boys by Tom O'Brien, pp. 643-644 - 2 Reviews
        Fat Man and Little Boy (1989 Film) by Roland Joffe
        The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989 Film) by Steven Kloves
      23. [+]
        The way we weren't by Robert G. Hoyt, pp. 645-647 - 1 Review
        The Catholic Counterculture in America, 1933-1962 by James Terence Fisher
      24. [+]
        Scarlet Prose by Thomas J. Reese, pp. 648-650 - 1 Review
        Cardinal Bernardin by Eugene C. Kennedy
      25. [+]
        Monsignor on the Margins by Russell W. Gibbons, p. 651 - 1 Review
        Rev. Charles Owen Rice by Patrick J. McGeever
      26. [+]
        Keeping a Civil Tongue by Eileen P. Flynn, p. 652 - 1 Review
        Contested Lives by Faye D. Ginsburg
      27. [+]
        In Brief by Patrick Jordan, pp. 653-656 - 1 Review
        Doors of Perception by John Baggley
      28. Cover Illustration by Emil Antonucci
    5. [+]
      December 1, 1989 Issue = 19 Articles
      1. Correspondence, p. 658
      2. Editorials, pp. 659-660
      3. If nothing is knowable... by David R. Carlin, Jr., pp. 661-662
      4. The least of these by Abigail McCarthy, p. 663
      5. What's wrong with Operation Rescue? by Charles R. DiSalvo, pp. 664-667
      6. Our pal Pol Pot? by Justin J. Green and Brian Whitmore, pp. 668-669
      7. [+]
        Screen: Bland & Better Than Bland by Tom O'Brien, p. 670 - 2 Reviews
        Immediate Family (1989 Film) by Jonathan Kaplan
        Valmont (1989 Film) by Milos Forman
      8. Stage by Gerald Weales, pp. 671-676
      9. Critics' choices for Christmas by Emil Antonucci, p. 677
      10. --- by Holmes Rolston III, p. 677
      11. --- by Karen Sue Smith, p. 678
      12. --- by Sally Fitzgerald, pp. 679-680
      13. --- by David Herlihy, p. 681
      14. --- by Robert H. Bell, p. 682
      15. --- by Patrick Jordan, p. 683
      16. --- by David Burns, p. 684
      17. --- by Peggy R. Ellsberg, p. 685
      18. --- by Fred Siegel, p. 686
      19. --- by Denise Lardner Carmody, pp. 686-688
    6. [+]
      December 15, 1989 Issue = 15 Articles
      1. Correspondence, p. 690
      2. Editorials, pp. 691-692
      3. Death in El Salvador by Jon Sobrino, S.J., pp. 693-694
      4. Euphoria & beyond by Czarina Wilpert, pp. 695-696
      5. Rules of the game by John Garvey, pp. 697-698
      6. Taking pains to see by Lawrence S. Cunningham, p. 699
      7. Poetry by Rosemary Deen, pp. 700-701
      8. Should I have let him in? by Thomas J. Craughwell, pp. 702-703
      9. Another way to peace by Catherine Guicherd, pp. 704-705
      10. [+]
        Screen: Tooth & Claw by Tom O'Brien, p. 706 - 2 Reviews
        Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989 Film) by Woody Allen
        The Bear (1988 Film) by Jean-Jacques Annaud
      11. The way we are (sigh) by Paul Baumann, pp. 707-709
      12. [+]
        'There's a troublemaker' by Dennis O'Brien, p. 710 - 1 Review
        Unseasonable Truths by Harry S. Ashmore
      13. [+]
        Rosa's Story by Irving Halperin, p. 711 - 1 Review
        The Shawl by Cynthia Ozick
      14. [+]
        Peace, Justice, & Security by George E. Irani, pp. 712-713 - 1 Review
        Justice and Only Justice by Naim Stifan Ateek
      15. Index to Vol. CXVI, pp. 714-720
[+]
Issues of the 1990s = 10 Years, 220 Issues, 3,977 Articles
1. [+]
  Issues of 1990 = 22 Issues, 378 Articles
2. [+]
  Issues of 1991 = 22 Issues, 379 Articles
3. [+]
  Issues of 1992 = 22 Issues, 427 Articles
4. [+]
  Issues of 1993 = 22 Issues, 393 Articles
5. [+]
  Issues of 1994 = 22 Issues, 401 Articles
6. [+]
  Issues of 1995 = 22 Issues, 397 Articles
7. [+]
  Issues of 1996 = 22 Issues, 383 Articles
8. [+]
  Issues of 1997 = 22 Issues, 404 Articles
9. [+]
  Issues of 1998 = 22 Issues, 408 Articles
10. [+]
  Issues of 1999 = 22 Issues, 407 Articles
[+]
Issues of the 2000s = 2 Years, 44 Issues, 778 Articles
1. [+]
  Issues of 2000 = 22 Issues, 390 Articles
2. [+]
  Issues of 2001 = 22 Issues, 388 Articles