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Writes Nobel Peace Prize nominee, John Dear, SJ:

"On May 1, the Catholic Worker [movement] celebrates its 75th birthday, and to mark the occasion, Marquette University Press will publish Dorothy Day’s diaries, The Duty of Delight.
Meanwhile, a beautiful new DVD documentary, Don’t Call Me a Saint, has been released, offering rare interviews and footage of the […]

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At least 57 countries have signed the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance since it was adopted by the UN General Assembly in December last year.
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Louise Arbour, says the new treaty articulates limits in the ‘war on terror.’ Whatever the goal, secret detention […]

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