December 3, 1999 Issue, COMMONWEAL

- Correspondence, pp. 2-4
  Popes now & then
- Editorial, p. 5
  Mandate from Rome
- Notebook
  Paul Baumann
  , p. 6
  Crossing the threshold
- Good strategies & bad
  Daniel Callahan
  , p. 7
- Ignorance is blissh
  Jo McGowan
  , pp. 8-9
- A Most Unlikely Hero
  Gregory Conti
  , pp. 10-11
  Who was Jorge Perlasca?
- Rain All Night
  Marie Ponsot
  , pp. 12-13
- From the archives, pp. 14-15
  November 20, 1964
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  Screen: Cheap Grace (Review)
  Richard Alleva
  , p. 16
  Bringing Out the Dead (1999 Film), by Martin Scorsese
  1. Bringing Out the Dead (1999 Film) by Martin Scorsese
- Media
  Celia Wren
  , pp. 17-18
  NBC's 'The West Wing'
- --- by Vivian Segall, pp. 19-21
- --- by William Pritchard, pp. 22-24
- --- by Robin Antepara, p. 25
- --- by Cullen Murphy, pp. 26-27
- --- by Sally Cunneen, p. 28
- --- by Jon Nilson, pp. 29-30
- Going forth
  Michael Kirwan
  , pp. 31-32
- Cover design
  Christopher Young