Theology
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Song of the Soul that Takes Pleasure in Knowing God by Faith
How well I know the spring that feeds the torrent, though night has fallen! The spring runs…
JB: 3.28.06 So, protestors have filled…
So, protestors have filled the streets of France , once again. Cars burned, buildings occupied, politicians scuttling…
RJN: 3.24.06 This is a very old genre of…
This is a very old genre of humor. The darndest things that children say have, I suppose,…
JB: 3.13.06 On February 28…
On February 28, a congresswoman from Connecticut named Rosa L. DeLauro released a ” Statement of Principles…
JB: 3.8.06 Euthanasia has been making…
Euthanasia has been making a comeback in recent months, bubbling up again and again in little snippets…
JB 3.2.06 So, a friend and I…
So, a friend and I get talking yesterday. He’s a lefty, kind of. Actually, he insists he’s…
Apologetics, Unapologetically
Faculty wags have long wisecracked that contemporary Catholicism specializes not in apologetics but in apologies. Unfair as…
The Truth About Religious Freedom
Just now, as Islamic nations wrestle both with new theoretical ideas and new public policies concerning religious…
The Saints of John Paul II
Of the making of saints there is no end cries the modern Ecclesiastes, and with some justification.…
On the Other Side of the Gates
During those younger years as the pastor of a poor, black, inner-city parish in Brooklyn, including the…
Briefly Noted 3
The Mind of the Master Class: History and Faith in the Southern Slaveholders’ Worldview. by Elizabeth Fox-Genovese…
A Jesus Just for Me
At least you can say this for Garry Wills”he isn’t afraid to change his mind. Whether that…
JB: 2.20.06 Over the last several…
Over the last several months, an enormous amount has been said about how the United States is…
RJN 1.9.06 Elizabeth Bumiller
Elizabeth Bumiller, in the February 6 issue of the New York Times , reports on a speech…
The Truce of 2005?
In his influential book The Courage to Be Catholic, George Weigel wrote about the “The Truce of…