
New Oxford Notes: March 2012

Where Have All the Students Gone?
Media coverage of Catholic school closings in city after city raises a certain question that isn't asked, and that few can even imagine asking.
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Liturgical Winners & Losers
The successful implementation of the third edition of the Roman Missal represents a stinging defeat for the progressive faction of the Church, and a resounding victory for the "reform of the reform" party.
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One wonders if Catholic seminaries and religious education programs should include courses on evangelism. Many…