The Confessio Shows the Real Saint Patrick

March 14-20, 1999 Issue

In his fifth-century Confessio, St. Patrick writes of how he evangelized Ireland's chieftains and royalty. He particularly notes how hard the work was because of his commitment to poverty and because of the taunts of those who misunderstood his work.

So, how is it that in Ireland, where they never... READ MORE

States Vouching for Catholic Schools

BY Robert Royal

March 07-13, 1999 Issue

In a little-noticed court case early this year, a federal judge decided that Christian landlords in Alaska may refuse to rent to unmarried couples on religious grounds. Those landlords, observed the judge, do not pose much of a threat to people's ability to find housing in today's America. Though... READ MORE

What the Pope Means by ‘Unconditionally Pro-Life’

BY Thomas Williams Lc

February 28-March 6, 1999 Issue

On his recent visit to St. Louis, Pope John Paul made quite a splash even among the secular media with his successful appeal for clemency to death row inmate Darrell Mease. On the morning after the Pope's departure, Missouri Governor Mel Carnahan signed the order that commuted Mease's death... READ MORE

Data Show Religion Keeps Homes Intact

BY Patrick Fagan

February 28-March 6, 1999 Issue

Most Americans know that something is deeply amiss in our society, thus demonstrating that they have an intuitive grasp of the natural order and what ignoring it portends for our nation's future.

The way God has created every creature establishes a natural law governing each one. The creature's... READ MORE

More Than Just The Second Day of the Weekend

BY John Grondeleski

February 28-March 6, 1999 Issue

The word “weekend” often conjures up two almost opposite visions: work and relaxation. On the one hand, weekends are the time to do all the things there's no time for during the week: errands and chores, shopping and laundry. On the other hand, weekends are time for relaxation: for sleeping in or... READ MORE

Follow the Bright Young People from Politics to Culture

BY George Sim Johnston

January 31 - February 6, 1999 Issue

P Politics, it has been said, is the preoccupation of the quarter-educated. One of the curses of attending an Ivy League college in the early seventies was the ubiquity of politics. Politics were everywhere on campus: shouted from bullhorns, handed out in leaflets, agonized over in the dining... READ MORE

Declaration

Concerning Religion, Ethics, And the Crisis In the Clinton Presidency

January 31 - February 6, 1999 Issue

As the Clinton presidency reached a crisis point in 1998, the President relied on religious language — and high-profile events with religious leaders — to explain his conduct to the American people.

More than 90 religious thinkers — most of them would be described as “progressive” — worried that... READ MORE

Re-Establishing An Intellectual Tradition

BY Helen Alvaré

January 31 - February 6, 1999 Issue

When I first left the practice of law to study theology at the graduate level, it was with the conviction that learning more, knowing more about God and God's relationship with human beings, would bring me closer to God. I also believed it would make me happier, because I would be at least closer... READ MORE

Everything You Always Wanted to Know about Sects

BY Thomas Williams LC

January 3-9, 1999 Issue

How would you like to go to bed one night as a Catholic in good standing and wake the following morning to find you belong to a dangerous sect? In some circles of German-speaking countries, notorious for a widespread “anti-Rome complex,” holding orthodox positions on abortion, extramarital sex,... READ MORE

The Allure of Communities Filled ‘With Joy and the Holy Spirit’

When consecrated persons live with authenticity and transparency, they help promote future vocations

January 3-9, 1999 Issue

Following is the second in a series of excerpts from the Statement of Conclusions issued regarding four days of recent meetings between the bishops of Australia and the Cardinal Prefects of the Congregations in Rome:

Consecrated life, as evidenced by its universal presence and evangelical witness,... READ MORE

Signs of a Decline In Abortions Rates Are All Round Us

BY Helen Alvaré

January 3-9, 1999 Issue

There is an awful lot of welcome news these days about the decline and fall of the sexual revolution. To be sure, it is wedged in between a fair amount of other news chronicling continuing casualties of this revolution. But it's definitely there. Abortion rates are dropping. Abortion providers are... READ MORE

Do-It-Yourself Churches Won’t Get You to the Truth

BY Karl Keating

December 12-20, 1998 Issue

As one might surmise from its name, Christian Book Distributors distributes Christian books, which, given the current usage, means it distributes Protestant books. Its extensive catalogue carries, among much else, a new title called The Church Comes Home. The authors are Robert and Julia Banks. The... READ MORE

A Star for the Rest of the Journey

BY Carla Coon

Speak the truth in love, and it truly will set you free

December 12-20, 1998 Issue

The splendor of truth shines forth in all the work of the Creator and in a special way in man, created in the image and likeness of God. Truth enlightens man's intelligence and shapes his freedom, leading him to know and love the Lord.” (Veritatis Splendor, intro.)

I remember Peter Finch's... READ MORE

The Miracle of Birth - at Christmas

BY John Haas

December 12-20, 1998 Issue

The new human life began through simple cell division as it floated down the fallopian tube of the mother. At the beginning, the cell division was rather simple. One division, and then another and then another. Two, four, eight, sixteen tiny cells formed. The new human life, called a zygote at this... READ MORE

Cleverness Is No Match for Wisdom

BY Thomas Williams Lc

December 06-12, 1998 Issue

“Now the serpent was more clever than any other wild creature that the Lord God had made.” So begins the Genesis account of the fall of Adam and Eve. The Bible portrays the devil as a crafty, wily tempter, intelligent and subtle, a master of deceit. But despite all the devil's artfulness, one... READ MORE

Call to America: ‘Live the Gospel of Life’

Following is an excerpt from a statement issued by the U.S. Catholic Bishops at their annual meeting in Washington Nov. 19.

December 06-12, 1998 Issue

Now the word of the Lord came to me saying: Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born, I consecrated you; a prophet to the nations I appointed you. —Jeremiah 1:5.

“Your country stands upon the world scene as a model of a democratic society at an advanced stage of development.... READ MORE

Secular Press Misrepresents The U.S. Bishops On Life Document

BY Helen AlvarÈ

December 06-12, 1998 Issue

The Catholic bishops of the United States issued a document two weeks ago, appealing to Catholics and to all citizens of the United States to make the cause of human life a priority. But depending upon the “spin” given the document by your local news organizations, this may be a big surprise to... READ MORE

Why Daddy Doesn’t Say Mass

BY Thomas Williams LC

November 08-14, 1998 Issue

Some months ago, Roman billboards were plastered with playbills announcing the release of a new B movie entitled Papà Dice la Messa (“Dad Says Mass”). Such rinky-dink productions poking fun at Italy's largest and most visible institution, the Catholic Church, come a dime a dozen in this paradoxical... READ MORE

A Year of Catholic-Jewish Controversy

BY Eugene Fisher

An expert on relations between the two faiths separates fact from fiction in a series of events that threatened to divide us

November 08-14, 1998 Issue

In 1998, a number of separate, deeply linked issues have emerged between Jewish and Catholic leaders. All regard negative Jewish reactions to actions or statements perceived as “Catholic.” All touch deep sensibilities in both communities. All have to do with the Holocaust or, more precisely, with... READ MORE

Pro-lifers Must Remain Strong In The Face Of Media Stereotyping

BY Helen AlvarÈ

November 08-14, 1998 Issue

Two events in recent weeks have contributed to the perception that pro-life people are harsh, unfeeling, even murderous. The first concerns the Louisiana woman with the heart condition, denied an abortion by a state hospital. The second is the murder of Dr. Barnett Slepian, a physician who... READ MORE

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