OCTOBER 23, 2009 
Stimulate
The Editors
Meeting the nation’s long-term obligations won’t be possible without a stable economy.
An Eternal Now
Leo J. O’Donovan
A review of the Vermeer exhibit at New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art.
A review of John Allen's new book 'Future Church: How Ten Trends Are Revolutionizing the Catholic Church'
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A former ambassador to El Salvador & Paraguay on what's next for Honduras
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We are seeking promising students and recent graduates for spring and summer 2010.
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Meeting the nation’s long-term obligations won’t be possible without a stable economy.
A review of the Vermeer exhibit at New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art.

"To put it bluntly, I feel that American women religious are being bullied."
Why doesn’t the common good enter into our national health-care debate?
A review of the films ’The Baader Meinhof Complex’ and ’The English Surgeon’
From our 75th anniversary symposium, articles by Peter Steinfels, Cardinal George & others
Negotiating the authority of Scripture, tradition & experience.
Bible readers, especially Americans, look for truth in all the wrong places.
What is it about Afghanistan, possessing next to nothing that the United States requires, that justifies such lavish attention?
A new short story by the National Book Award-winning author of ’Charming Billy’
President Obama must do a better job of explaining our mission in Afghanistan.