Articles by Woodstock Fellows
Including the Woodstock Syndicated Column

Woodstock fellows write articles on a broad range of social-ethical subjects for newspapers, journals, and magazines. These articles include "The Woodstock Column," which is periodically syndicated in the Catholic diocesan press.

Editors are free to use any of the syndicated columns posted here; we ask only that you send us a tear sheet or at least the publication date. Editors who would like to run versions of articles published by national outlets could get in touch with Woodstock fellow William Bole.

Below is a sampling of recent writings, including articles about Woodstock projects and initiatives.


THE ARTICLES

"Putting Our Money on Simplicity," by William Bole, published in National Catholic Reporter, Aug. 15, 2003. 

"Senators in the Confessional," by John Farina, published in the National Catholic Register, July 13-19, 2003. 

"Catholicism and State: Crossing the Wires," by John Farina, published in Our Sunday Visitor, May 18, 2003.

"Forgiveness: A Radical New Factor," by William Bole, published in America, April 21, 2003.

"Lobbying Ethics: A Quixotic Task?," by William Bole, published in the December 2002 / January 2003 edition of National Jesuit News.

"Communitarian Lite: American Catholics & Their Politics," by William Bole, published in Commonweal, September 13, 2002.

"Hawks, Doves, and Pope John Paul II," by Drew Christiansen, S.J., America, August 12, 2002.

"Bush's 'first strike' threat: Can it be justified?", by William Bole, Our Sunday Visitor, June 23, 2002.

"The Divine Right of Capital," book review by William Bole, America, March 4, 2002.

"Inviting Everyone to the 'Banquet of the Kingdom:' The Global Economy and Cultures Project, by William Bole, Yearbook of the Society of Jesus 2002.

"Credits from Heaven: Tax Relief, the Poor, and Bush's Faith Flank," by William Bole, America, October 29, 2001.

"Forgiveness Makes Future Possible," by William Bole, National Catholic Reporter, October 12, 2001.

"Energy, the Economy, and the Environment: Warming up the Questions," by William Bole, National Jesuit News, 2001.

"Vicars in Chains: The Return of a Millennial Social Movement," by William Bole, America, June 18, 2001.

"The Clash of Me and We," book review by William Bole, America, February 19, 2001.

"Who Wants to Be Wealthy," book review by William Bole, America, October 7, 2000.

"From Ireland to Chad: The Ambiguities of Globalization," by William Bole, S.J., National Jesuit News, 2000.

"Center Explores Globalization's Impact on U.S. Cultures," by William Bole, S.J., National Jesuit News, October, 2000.

"Forgiving their Debts: An Unexpected Sign of Solidarity in an Unforgiving Economic World," by William Bole, America, March 25, 2000.

"How to heal managed care: Health care is not a business," by James L. Connor, S.J., Commonweal, February 25, 2000.

"Nazareth Journal," by Drew Christiansen, S.J., America, February 12, 2000.

"Skepticism aside, Woodstock Center Goes in Search of 'Lobbying Ethics,'" by William Bole, National Jesuit News, December 1999/January 2000.

"Don't Touch the Lowly," by Gasper F. Lo Biondo, S.J., Our Sunday Visitor, December 26, 1999.

"Tales of Globalization," by William Bole, America, December 4, 1999.

"Woodstock Center Project Focuses on Globalization," by William Bole, published in National Jesuit News, October 1999.


THE SYNDICATED COLUMN

Skepticism Aside, Catholic Scholars Go in Search of 'Lobbying Ethics,' by William Bole (February, 2003)

Forgive--and Punish, by William Bole (October, 2001)

The Return of a Millennial Social Movement, by William Bole (July, 2001)

Save the Christians (in the Holy Land), by Drew Christiansen, S.J. (February, 2001)

When God Is the Ultimate Client, by James L. Nolan (October, 2000)

What Lurks Behind the Nazareth Mosque, by Drew Christiansen, S.J. (September, 2000)

On the Job, With God, by James L. Nolan (June, 2000)

Babel in Our Front Yard, by Father Raymond B. Kemp (May, 2000)

Globalization Needs a Soul, by William Bole (April, 2000) 

A Conversation about Judas -- and one CEO's Act of Loyalty, by James L. Nolan (March, 2000)

Moral Medicine: A Cure for Managed Care's Ills, By James L. Connor, S.J. (February, 2000)

Spirituality in the Workplace: Making Sense of a Corporate Trend, by James L. Nolan (January, 2000)