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...bald Joseph and stipulated a younger model. Artists like Murillo responded, resulting in, as Miesel puts it, "a vigorous, really studly Joseph." His saintly portfolio became extraordinarily diverse. (He now enjoys 24 "patronages.") Jerome's old notion had turned him into the patron of virgins, even as his paternal status made him the patron of families. The apocryphal scene of his death surrounded by Mary and Jesus was translated into his patronage of good deaths. ("When I was a little Catholic girl," recalls Anne Rice, "we used to pray to Joseph for a happy death.") Eventually he was assumed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Father & Child | 12/12/2005 | See Source »

...scrutiny is a response to the exponential growth of the nonprofit sector over the past decade--and to concerns that some institutions are scamming the system by seeking tax-exempt status. The Internal Revenue Service lists more than 1.8 million charities, up from 739,000 charities 25 years ago. The tax-exempt sector includes not just soup kitchens and scholarship funds but also labor unions, hospitals, the NCAA--even Major League Baseball. "Today you see nonprofit holding companies," says Minnesota state attorney general Mike Hatch, who has aggressively pushed for better nonprofit governance. "We're dealing with multibillion-dollar enterprises...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Philanthropy: Charity Fat Cats | 12/11/2005 | See Source »

...things is really small, so that means we're making less errors, and that's a good sign. And here's something else that folks should keep in mind. There hasn't been a big hurricane in this country in a couple of days, so we're achieving victory status on that too. But the really good news is that in terms of the polls that my people in the White House have totally made up, I'm actually doing fantastic." A sample...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Check Out My New Numbers | 12/11/2005 | See Source »

...aftermath of Hurricane Katrina--giving a boost to Catholic and other private schools as an alternative for inner-city children. While Bush still hopes to sign an immigration bill by summer and plans to talk a lot about the subject next year, his program to offer temporary legal status to illegal immigrant workers remains a tough sell with the conservatives in Congress...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: His Search For A New Groove | 12/11/2005 | See Source »

...guards enough of an outlet. When the big men are getting out-toughed, and they’re pressuring the guards, there’s not much you can do.”According to Sullivan, Cusworth will be re-evaluated by the medical staff next week and his status for the Long Island game on Wednesday is not yet known.One of the primary factors behind the drop in output is the fall in field goal percentage. The Crimson has connected on 43 percent of its attempts this season, but hit just 34 and 36 percent against BU and Lehigh...

Author: By Michael R. James, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Free Throws, Rebounding Hurt Harvard at Lehigh | 12/11/2005 | See Source »

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