April 2004
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Luther, the Controversy
I noted with interest Edward T. Oakes’ review of Luther (“Luther, the Movie,” January). His remarks about…
“Thinly Disguised Totalitarianism”
In 2003, the chief appellate court of the province of Ontario unanimously ruled that the common law…
Alzheimer’s & Grace
The author of Psalm 71 begs the Lord, “Cast me not off in the time of old…
St. Benedict After September 11
Philosopher Alasdair MacIntyre closed his 1981 book After Virtue by posing what might be called the St.…
Briefly Noted 19
A Fierce Discontent: The Rise and Fall of the Progressive Movement in America, 1870-1920. By Michael McGerr.…
The Catholic Revival in English Literature, 1845-1961
The Catholic Revival in English Literature by Ian Ker is not, as its title suggests, the study…
Hope and Memory: Lessons from the Twentieth Century
“Humanitarian bombs,” “ethical war,” and “surgical strikes””it is Orwellian Newspeak such as this, accompanying recent military action…
God’s Bestseller
“They were smuggling . . . books?” exclaimed the young woman incredulously. She had seen me reading…
Political Philosophy and the God of Abraham
Thomas Pangle, author of numerous acclaimed studies spanning the entire history of political philosophy from Socrates to…
Love the Lovely Boomerang
Love the lovely boomerang remands, in command and countermand, circumnavigations that sang exile and reply out of…