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It Takes Not a Village, But a Mother
BY Ellen Wilson Fielding
July 5-11, 1998 Issue 
The spring 1998 issue of Human Life Review carries Maria McFadden's look at the tension between parents and experts regarding the day care issue.
McFadden describes “studies that link early full-time day care with psychological, social, and behavioral problems: children become less attached to... READ MORE
On Some Campuses, Students Making Pope’s Ideal University a Reality
BY Mo Fung With visiting bishops, John Paul II returns to a favorite theme: key role of Catholic higher education
June 21-27, 1998 Issue
Throughout his pontificate, Pope John Paul II has methodically sought to renew and revitalize every aspect of the Church's life. Catholic education — more specifically Catholic higher education — has been among the most important of these. The Pontiff has continually addressed the need for Catholic... READ MORE
ATiny World of Big Ideas in Texas
BY ELLEN ROSSINI College of St. Thomas More is set on educating students-not to get a job-but for life
June 14-20, 1998 Issue
FORTWORTH—Looking the part of an Oxford don, his black academic robes fingered delicately by a breeze, Dr. James Patrick recently stopped an informal tour to chide two young teens in parochial school uniforms: “These are my useless students,” he says, gazing down with a paternal smile. The girls... READ MORE
Restoring Catholic Character, One Step at a Time
BY Kenneth Whitehead
May 31-June 6, 1998 Issue
Universities must begin coming into the new era of Ex Corde Ecclesiae
The ultimate goal for all colleges and universities that truly wish to be Catholic institutions cannot be anything else but the full implementation of Pope John Paul II's 1990 apostolic constitution Ex Corde Ecclesiae (From the... READ MORE
Transition to Secular Mind-Set on Campuses Evolved Over Years
BY James Hitchcock Pragmatic reasons, more than skepticism about faith, contributed to the change in the character of U.S. universities
May 3-9, 1998 Issue
The cultural movement called the Renaissance was in part an academic quarrel between scholastics, who believed that only systematic logic could lead to truth, and humanists, who favored literary and historical studies. Most universities eventually expanded their curricula to include humanistic... READ MORE
The Bigotry Of Blaine Amendments
April 12-18, 1998 Issue
The ongoing controversy over school choice began more than 100 years ago with an amendment to prohibit public aid to religious schools
In his autobiography, Henry Adams said, “A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops.’ This is true for teachers, and usually on a far... READ MORE
Raising Kids: It Takes An Association
BY William Murray In nation's capital, parents' council offers an invaluable resource
April 05-11, 1998 Issue
If being a parent in the 1990s is a tough assignment, an organization in the nation's capital is trying to make the work a little easier.
The Parents' Council of Washington is an education association for 28,000 parents and helps them to connect with each other and trade tips about raising their... READ MORE
Raising Kids: It Takes An Association
BY William Murray In nation's capital, parents' council offers an invaluable resource
April 05-11, 1998 Issue
If being a parent in the 1990s is a tough assignment, an organization in the nation's capital is trying to make the work a little easier.
The Parents' Council of Washington is an education association for 28,000 parents and helps them to connect with each other and trade tips about raising their... READ MORE
Revisiting the Master Conservative
BY Edward Peters Book Marks
March 22-28, 1998 Issue
Rights and Duties: Reflections on our Conservative Constitution by Russell Kirk, edited by Mitchell Muncy
(Spence Publishing, 1997, 286 pp., $27.95)
Russell Kirk appeared on the American intellectual scene in 1953 with the publication of The Conservative Mind. That book, unsurpassed as the seminal... READ MORE
In Some College Classrooms, a Potent Dose Of Catholic Social Teaching Awaits Students
BY Catherine Odell Church's rich tradition has a lot to say about good business management, fair wages, job discrimination, etc.
March 22-28, 1998 Issue
Though Catholic social teaching is gaining new audiences among the laity and even among non-Catholics, most college students on the nation's 241 Catholic campuses still have only limited exposure to it. They have little opportunity to learn about and apply the rich and ancient tradition of the... READ MORE
When All Hell Broke Loose in Canada
BY Raymond De Souza
March 22-28, 1998 Issue
1967: The Last Good Year by Pierre Berton
(Doubleday Canada Ltd., 1997, 391 pp., $36.95)
In July 1967, Gen. Charles de Gaulle stood on the balcony of the Montreal City Hall and said what the separatist crowd below wanted to hear: Vive, le Québec libre! (Long live a free Quebec.) In December 1967,... READ MORE
Missing the Message of Ex Corde Ecclesiae
BY Alfred Freddoso
March 15-21, 1998 Issue
The heated debate about the Pope's apostolic constitution on Catholic universities has led many to forget about its inspired idea of a community of scholars, learners, and staff united in pursuit of truth
Each fall I teach an undergraduate course at Notre Dame called Faith and Reason in which the... READ MORE
Answering the Critics
BY Kenneth D. Whitehead Last in a three-part series
March 8-14, 1998 Issue
A National Conference of Catholic Bishops' (NCCB) subcommittee chaired by Cardinal Anthony Bevilacqua of Philadelphia is currently developing an implementation plan for Ex Corde Ecclesiae, Pope John Paul II's 1990 apostolic constitution on Catholic universities.
Last week, in part two of the... READ MORE
‘In Theology, Objectivity is a Coin with Two Sides’
BY Dennis Poust A prominent Fordham University professor finds positives and pitfalls in the theology programs that proliferated in the United States after Vatican II
February 15-21, 1998 Issue
The widespread establishment of theology departments and graduate programs in theology by Catholic universities since the mid-1960s has carried with it some negative consequences, according to a prominent Jesuit theologian.
Jesuit Father Joseph Lienhard, professor of theology at Fordham University... READ MORE
For Tradition-minded Catholics, Notre Dame Is Making a Comeback
BY William Murray Students and faculty note signs of a spiritual renewal at the famous Indiana campus
February 08-14, 1998 Issue
At Notre Dame this year, Catholics can cheer more about what's happening on the campus rather than on the gridiron.
While the football team finished 7-6 and was soundly defeated by Louisiana State University in the Independence Bowl in Shreveport, La., Dec. 28, scores of faculty members and... READ MORE
Portrait of Pascal, Humble Genius
BY Louise Perrotta
February 08-14, 1998 Issue
Blaise Pascal: Reasons of the Heart by Marvin O'Connell
(Eerdmans, 1997, 210 pp., $16)
Blaise Pascal (1623-1662) was a genius with the precociousness of a Mozart and the breadth of interest of a Da Vinci. He lived in a time and society vastly different from our own, yet his profound reflections on... READ MORE
Dancing to the Beat of Computer Designers
BY Russell Shaw
February 08-14, 1998 Issue
Trapped in The Net: The Unanticipated Consequence of Computerization by Gene Rochlin
(Princeton University Press, 1997, 293 pp., $29.95)
In July 1988, the USS Vincennes, a cruiser built to provide anti-aircraft missile defense for an aircraft carrier battle group, and controlled by the advanced... READ MORE
In 1997, Great Strides for School Choice
BY John Attarian Citing legislative and court victories around the country, the Blum Center for Parental Freedom in Education says movement is gathering momentum
January 18-24, 1998 Issue
According to the Virgil Blum Center for Parental Freedom in Education, 1997 was a banner year for advancing the cause of school choice. In fact, the organization describes it as “probably [their] most fruitful year.”
Named for Jesuit Father Virgil Blum (1913-1990), the Blum Center, founded in 1992... READ MORE
Catholic Universities in Crisis
BY Ralph McInerny Can truth find its way back to campus?
January 11-17, 1998 Issue
When John Henry Newman was named rector of the Catholic University of Ireland it was tantamount to being appointed emperor of Wonderland. No such university existed. It was still but a dream. The lectures that Newman gave in Dublin during 1852, which form the first part of The Idea of a University,... READ MORE
Ecclesiastical Degrees Unite International Church
BY Catherine Odell About a dozen U.S. universities offer the degrees which 'transcend national and cultural boundaries'
January 4-10, 1998 Issue
Though many American Catholics may never have heard of the so-called “pontifical” or “ecclesiastical” degrees annually awarded at a dozen of our institutions of higher education, these Church-sponsored academic degrees have had—and continue to have—a considerable impact on the formation of... READ MORE
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