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War Never Again!
BY Raymond de Souza
August 23-29, 1998 Issue 
War is loud. Saving Private Ryan, Steven Spielberg's World War II film, is very loud. But the most impressive sound I heard was the silence. The audience remained silent as the credits rolled, silent as they filed out of the theater, silent in the long corridors of the suburban cineplex, silent... READ MORE
Letters
August 16-22, 1998 Issue
Cardinal Bernardin on PBS
Perhaps most of the letters you receive are responses to articles. This one is in response to an advertisement you carried in the June 28-July 4 issue (and which also appeared in Our Sunday Visitor and probably other Catholic publications).
The ad was placed by the... READ MORE
A Different Kind of Summer Novel
BY George Weigel
August 16-22, 1998 Issue
In the course of his many attempts, all unsuccessful, to convert the poet John Betjeman to Catholicism, Evelyn Waugh once explained the Catholic understanding of sanctity to his quarry in a letter:
“Saints are simply souls in heaven. Some few people have been so sensationally holy in life that we... READ MORE
LETTERS
August 09-15, 1998 Issue
Ad Tuendam Fidem
According to a correct understanding of Ad Tuendam Fidem, (“Church's ‘Definitive Teachings’ Defended in Papal Letter,” Register, July 12-19) truths taught by the Magisterium on matters of faith and morals, whether of a revealed (de fide credenda) or of a definitive (de fide... READ MORE
The Unfinished Work of Freedom
August 09-15, 1998 Issue
The tragic killing of two Capitol Hill police officers is an occasion for reflection. Their willingness to lay down their lives to protect the process of freedom represents the best of humanity.
The response of the American people revealed something far greater. It revealed a deep longing for... READ MORE
Significant Supreme Court Rulings
BY Joseph Esposito
July 12, 1998 Issue
The 1997-98 term of the U.S. Supreme Court ended June 27. In addition to the Finley decision, among the most important decisions announced the last week of the term dealt with these issues:
• Sexual Harassment: Employers are liable for sexual harassment by their employees even if they were unaware... READ MORE
If the Truth Falls on Deaf Ears, Speak It Anyway
BY Mitch Pacwa SJ
July 12, 1998 Issue
One of the blessings of having been a graduate student at Vanderbilt University in the 1980s was the frequency of guest lectures by Eli Wiesel.
He survived the horrors of Auschwitz and over the past decades has shared his reflections and wisdom learned there.
One of Mr. Wiesel's more memorable... READ MORE
A Building To Communicate Beauty & Truth
BY Gabriel Meyer More than mere functional structures, churches should elicit the glory of the cosmos itself
July 12, 1998 Issue
Architecture, as its name implies—architectura, a Latin word derived from the Greek for “master builder”—is not merely a matter of efficient design, but of the deepest human values.
In the classical past, in the works of first-century Roman architect Vitruvius Pollio, for example, those values were... READ MORE
Greener Pastures On the Horizon For True Catholics
BY Karl Keating
July 12, 1998 Issue
Ireceived a report of what a recent and devout “revert” (a one-time Catholic who has returned to the faith) suffered through when assisting at Mass in a large Midwestern diocese she was visiting.
To me the most annoying thing wasn't that none of the parishioners she spoke with knew where the... READ MORE
Letters
BY Aubert Lemise
July 12, 1998 Issue
Eye-opening & Innovative
Thank you for your interview with Paul Swope (“Awakening the Voice of Conscience,” July 5-11). His approach to the pro-life message is refreshing and eye-opening.
The wonderful pro-life apostolates that have fought so many years for the right to life have had many tangible... READ MORE
Perspective
July 12, 1998 Issue
John Paul's Defense of the Faith
On May 18, Pope John Paul II signed an apostolic letter entitled Ad Tuendam Fidem (To Defend the Faith). The letter, a complete surprise to many people, became public June 30, and was called a Motu Proprio, which means that it enjoys the prerogative of being... READ MORE
World Notes & Quotes
July 12, 1998 Issue
South Africa: No Funding for Catholic Hospitals?
In South Africa, Archbishop Wilfrid Napier OFM of Durban was shocked by the deep cuts being made by the South African government to Church-run hospitals and clinics. The 11% cut will have a dramatic effect on service, said a report in Melbourne's... READ MORE
U.S. Notes & Quotes
July 12, 1998 Issue
The Homosexual Parade That Wasn't on TV
In a June New York Post column, Ray Kerrison noticed an odd phenomenon in local television coverage of the recent parade of homosexuals in New York. Every network had stories and pictures of the parade, but none of them reported what really happened.
He wrote... READ MORE
LETTERS
July 5-11, 1998 Issue
Excellent Reading
My wife and I read many Catholic and secular publications. We are pleased to discover that your paper provides excellent reading and stimulating news which we had not been getting from other sources.
Edward Waterbury Clearwater, Florida
Good Theater, Good Paper
I am writing in... READ MORE
Two Small Steps for Parents’ Rights
BY Susan Wills
July 5-11, 1998 Issue
Two important bills are pending in Congress: the Child Custody Protection Act and the Title X Parental Notification Act. While brief and uncomplicated, they expose a rift at the fault line dividing American society. The bills rest on a simple truth: You can't get a life, and you can't get on in... READ MORE
World Notes & Quotes
July 5-11, 1998 Issue
U.S. Lithuanians Brought Eucharistic Devotion with Them
To Lithuanians in the United States, Corpus Christi has an added significance. Eucharistic processions were illegal after the invasion of Russian communists, and immigrants are happy to have the opportunity to honor the Blessed Sacrament... READ MORE
NOTES & QUOTES
July 5-11, 1998 Issue
U.S.
American Religious Breakdown Changing Rapidly
In the mid-19th century, Catholics began to change America's religious makeup when they began immigrating here in droves.
At the end of the 20th century, the same thing is happening — only other religions are immigrating now as well, said a... READ MORE
LETTERS
June 21-27, 1998 Issue
Good Catholic News
I've been a reader of the Register for quite a few years but have never taken the opportunity to say “Thank You.” I look forward to your orthodox presentation of weekly events that touch on the life of the Church. I particularly appreciate you giving us the opportunity to hear... READ MORE
PERSPECTIVE
BY Keith Fournier
June 21-27, 1998 Issue
A Call for Moral Leadership
Recently Attorney General Janet Reno told 1,400 Alumnae at Radcliffe College that gun violence in our nation's schools would require a change in America's culture. She was awarded the Radcliffe Medal for her leadership. Shortly after, she announced she was overruling the... READ MORE
LETTERS
June 14-20, 1998 Issue
Vatican Line
In your June 7-13 issue, you report that Frei Betto, a prominent figure in Liberation Theology circles, acknowledges the ascent of Opus Dei, Focolare, Communion and Liberation, and other lay movements and the decline of base communities in Latin America that were influenced by... READ MORE
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