Nation

• Mormons feel misunderstood but say their religion is gaining acceptance
• Letter objects to treating same sex unions 'as if they were marriage'
• Women's religious orders work to ward off sex trafficking at Super Bowl
• Ruling over teacher's firing could have far reaching implications

Arts & Entertainment

• "Joyful Noise"
• The Artist
• Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
• The Adventures of Tintin

Favorites

• To bury the dead
• Turning troubles into dreams
• Caring for those in the dumps
• Coming out of the dark
• Sharing the gift of life
• Sowing seeds of justice

World

• Climate change moves Ethiopian church to address food needs
• CELAM official: For real progress in Latin America, spread the wealth
• Jesuits: Drought causing widespread hunger among Mexico's Tarahumara
• 'Ad limina' visit is occasion to reaffirm bond with pope, cardinal says

Sports

• Sister could have been pro ballplayer but 'caught' religious vocation
• Deacon 'Easy Ed' Macauley, Basketball Hall of Famer, dead at 83
• University of Arkansas football player recalled as 'an amazing soul'
• Penn State crisis shows sex abuse pervasive in US society, many say

Obituaries

• Brother Collins, national leader in secondary education, dies at 74
• Nashville Dominican sister dies at 102; was nun for nearly 80 years
• Blessed John Paul's childhood Jewish friend dies in Rome at 90