Contents, Volume 14 #1

March/April 1996

Dossier

The 1960s

A tumultuous decade
marked by resistance
to blindly held
traditions

Leader
Despite current skepticism, the multi-ring 1960s brought lasting change. Peter Larisey SJ (p.2)

A Generation that Said No to Plastics
In the sixties, cracks appeared in the synthesis called modernity, and they have still not healed. Robert Chodos (p. 6)

The Jungle Collided with Rochdale College. Ray Bennett (p. 8)

Outpouring of the Spirit and Human Shift
Despite the Catholic Church's painful issues, the synthesis brought about by Vatican II is still something to celebrate. Janet Somerville (p. 9)

From Hope to a Hole in the Park
A journey from the optimistic atmosphere inspired by Vatican II to a campus brought to a standstill over an issue of social justice. Peter Larisey SJ (p. 12)

The Right Question at the Right Time. Robert Morgan (p. 14)

Vietnam and Africa

Showing the Maple Leaf in Vietnam. Victor Levant (p. 15)

Africa's Year of Coups and Crises. Ryszard Kapuscinski (p. 16)

A Sixties Scrapbook

Theme Park for a Happy Future. David Eley SJ (p. 18)

Fit, Young and Casual. Margaret Visser (p. 19)

Hockey Had Not Yet Lost Its Soul. Curtis Fahey (p. 20)

Changing the World with My Guitar. Bob Bossin (p. 21)

Man on the Moon. Russell Baker (p. 21)

After the Sixties

The Sixties, My Son and Forrest Gump. Kathryn Lingwood (p. 22)

A Time of Reawakening. J. Rhea Harlow (p. 23)

Change Can Happen over a Long Time. Judy MacDonald (p. 22)

Georges and Pauline Vanier
Canada's vice-regal couple impressed by what they did, but much more, they inspired because of who they were. Jacques Monet SJ (p. 25)

Books

Bookshelf Gleanings
Spiritual Exercises for our times and Bhutan's fragile Buddhist culture. (p. 27)

Features

Letters
Exploiting pressured women and legislating the truth. (p.4)

Points
Forgiving our friends, a pinch of mothers and letting the postmodern be itself. (p.5)
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Colloquy
A ministry of everyday human struggle. Shanti Zachariah (p. 26)

Compass Cryptic by Margaret Visser
Italian massage, sex in the passages and Latin American Queen. (p. 29)

Testament
A song of love, a whisper of God. Robert Chodos (p. 30)

Distractions by Martin Royackers
My neat, ordered and manageable world. (p.31)