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Myth No.3: A theologian answers the atheists
BY FATHER THOMAS WILLIAMS, LC Religion Is Opposed to Science
May 11-17, 2008 Issue
One of the most common objections to religious belief today
is its supposed incompatibility with scientific knowledge.
The age of science was supposed to replace the age of
religion — or so the story goes — since it provided a better explanation of the
natural world that we live in. We no... READ MORE
Mother Molokai
BY Father James Gilhooley
May 11-17, 2008 Issue
The nuns of my boyhood in the 1940s wore undertaker-black
habits. While invaluable to me, they never struck me as colorful women.
So I found myself immediately drawn to Marianne Cope. Sister
Marianne loved colors. The wilder the better.
She was born in 1838. She entered the Sisters of St.... READ MORE
How Nondiscrimination Becomes Discrimination
BY Gerald J. Russello
May 4-10, 2008 Issue
The traditional understanding of religious liberty protected
free exercise; that is, religious institutions could freely act on their
beliefs and the state would not interfere.
That central understanding of the American constitutional
system no longer holds.
A recent state statute proposed in... READ MORE
Hook, Line and Sinker
BY PAUL KENGOR Clinton’s Catholic College Pep Rallies
May 4-10, 2008 Issue
As many of us were still basking in the afterglow of Pope
Benedict’s visit, the two Democratic contenders for their party’s presidential
nomination squared off in a crucial Pennsylvania primary that has major
ramifications for this summer’s national convention in Denver, for the
presidency of... READ MORE
Christian Sanity
BY Mark Shea
May 4-10, 2008 Issue
The Christian faith drives ideologues crazy. And as our
ideologies change, so do the things that irritate us about the faith. But
there’s always something.
Because, in this fallen world, we do not really progress.
We wobble.
Yesterday’s crazy ideology breeds rebels who throw off the
crazy... READ MORE
Benedict’s Secret
April 27-May 3, 2008 Issue
Two things stand out from the Pope’s visit. First, his power
of attraction. From the welcoming ceremony at the White House to the Youth
Rally in New York, Benedict XVI drew tremendous, overflowing crowds. And their
size was matched by their enthusiasm.
The thousands of priests and religious who... READ MORE
A Retreat for America’s Church
BY TOM HOOPES
April 27-May 3, 2008 Issue
Before Pope Benedict XVI came to America, the centerpiece of his visit
was going to be his address to the United Nations. But on the airplane from
Rome, that changed.
The Holy Father told reporters that he came to celebrate the jubilee of the Church in America.
He explained:
“200 years ago the... READ MORE
Beyond Hope?
BY Mark Shea
April 27-May 3, 2008 Issue
Hopelessness assaults us from all sides. When a culture no
longer looks to the eternal God, it starts looking to this passing world — and
it passes.
So we fret about demographic winter amid the barrenness of a
contraceptive culture facing its doom both economically and socially (as the
Muslims... READ MORE
Why America Needs the Pope
BY Father Dwight Longenecker
April 20-26, 2008 Issue
The “three-legged stool” is the way Anglicans explain their
understanding of authority in the church. The three legs are Scripture,
Tradition and Human Reason.
At first, this sounds like a pretty good basis for making
decisions. The difficulty, however, is that without a trustworthy... READ MORE
Benedict, The Simple Genius
BY Brennan Pursell
April 20-26, 2008 Issue
When Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger became Pope Benedict XVI,
many friends, neighbors and students at DeSales University said in so many
words, “I really don’t have an idea about who he is.”
A well-known journalist who has written numerous articles
about the Pope privately told me much the same... READ MORE
Benedict, The Cat Person
BY Mark Shea
April 20-26, 2008 Issue
There are, said Robert Benchley, two kinds of people in this
world: those who divide the world into two kinds of people and those who don’t.
In addition to that division, there are another two kinds of
people in this world: Cat People and Dog People. I stand firmly with the Dog
People.
Now, some... READ MORE
An American La Sapienza?
BY Donald DeMarco
April 13-19, 2008 Issue
Ever since Allan Bloom penned his best-seller, The Closing
of the American Mind, the word has been out that many academics who pride
themselves on being “open-minded” are really “closed-minded,” since their minds
are closed to truth.
The incident in January of this year at Rome’s La... READ MORE
When the Pope Meets The President
BY PAUL KENGOR
April 13-19, 2008 Issue
On April 16, 2008, Pope Benedict XVI will mark his 81st
birthday with, among other things, a visit to the White House — only the second
such visit by a pope in American history.
There, he will sit down with President George W. Bush, who
will have welcomed him the day before at Andrews Air Force... READ MORE
Christ, Not Rules
BY Mark Shea
April 13-19, 2008 Issue
If you consult the mainstream media, you’d swear that all
Benedict (aka “God’s Rottweiler/The Enforcer/Former Hitler Youth”) did is
concoct new rules and then “lash out” or “crack down” on people for not keeping
them.
Given this view of the faith, discussions in the press... READ MORE
The Soul of the Democratic Party Is Still Secular
BY Mark Stricherz
April 6-12, 2008 Issue
Democrats’ religious outreach is only skin-deep. Are
Democrats reaching out to religious voters?
Party officials recruited pro-life candidates to run for
Congress in 2006, most of whom won their elections.
Hillary Clinton appointed an outreach group to Catholics.
Barack Obama suggested that he... READ MORE
Myth 2: Religion Does More Harm Than Good
BY FATHER THOMAS WILLIAMS, LC A Theologian Answers the Atheists
April 6-12, 2008 Issue
In their attacks on God and religion, the neo-atheist
authors such as Christopher Hitchens, Richard Dawkins and Sam Harris are
especially vehement in their accusations concerning the effects of religion on
the public order.
The atheists charge that religion is a net evil for
civilization, and... READ MORE
Blaine On Trial
BY Gerald J. Russello
April 6-12, 2008 Issue
Ever hear of the Blaine amendment? It’s sort of obscure, but
it remains one of the last remnants of bigotry in the statute books. Some court
cases are finally beginning to tackle this shameful legacy.
First, a little history: James G. Blaine (1830-1893) was a
Republican congressman from Maine.... READ MORE
The Great Epidemic: Divine Mercy Is the Cure
BY Robert R. Allard
March 30-April 5, 2008 Issue
Pope John Paul II often reminded us of the loss of a sense
of sin and the need for a return to the practice of frequent confession.
The moral relativism that is causing much of this loss of a
sense of sin in our world has also been characterized by our current Pope,
Benedict XVI, as perhaps the... READ MORE
Vindicated
BY DONALD DEMARCO The Courageous Man Who Saw How Faith Gave Birth to Science
March 30-April 5, 2008 Issue
St. Augustine, St. Albert the Great, St. Thomas Aquinas and
St. Thomas More are living testaments to the compatibility of scholarship and
sanctity.
In the modern era, however, we witness a disjunction between
the two.
There are great honors and material rewards for outstanding
scholarship these... READ MORE
More Big Truths For Kids
BY Mark Shea
March 30-April 5, 2008 Issue
Last week, we began our discussion of how to speak the
truths of the faith to a new generation of kids, hungry to know the answers to
life’s deepest questions.
This week, we continue that discussion, with the focus on
the place of the Church in a very pluralist world.
If God is everywhere,
why... READ MORE
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