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EDITORIAL

Economic shockwaves ripple out to the Catholic publishing industry and threaten to obliterate apostolates not supported by readers.

Letter to the Editor: February 2009

A Miracle Birth... Whom Do You Trust... It Wasn't 'Greed,' It Was the Government... America's Tragic Slide... Simply Tasteless... God Does Not Love Eternal Beats... A Straw Man Easily Demolished... Musical Philadelphia... How Can I Serve?... and more

New Oxford Notes: February 2009

Sore Losers... The Vatican Toes the Line... The Latest Skirmish in the Pius Wars...

Toward a Personhood Amendment

...AND AWAY FROM UNACCEPTABLE EXCEPTIONS

Judie Brown

It is time for us, as individuals and as Catholics, to stand up and be the kind of people who always put faith first.

Women's Revenge: To Torture Without Guilt

BATTLE STRATEGIES OF THE SEXES

Alice von Hildebrand

Literature offers many examples highlighting the fact that, in very subtle ways, men can be victimized -- even “tortured” -- by the fair sex.

The Culture of Death & the Death of a Culture

AN AMERICAN EXPORT TO JAPAN

Michael Thomas Cibenko

It is in Japan where the problem and ramifications of marked declines in birthrate, both present and projected, are most evident.

Tibetan Flags Over Berkeley

ON RELIGIOUS KITSCH & FALSE PAGANISM

Arturo Vasquez

The 'price' of religious faith, conversion, and change of life is far too much to ask according to most moderns, who prefer the spiritual quick-fix.

The News You May Have Missed

READ ALL ABOUT IT...

Michael S. Rose

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Religious Symbol... Away With the Manger... Have Yourself a Homosexual Christmas... Calling In "Gay"... God Is Pro-Choice?... Obama the Civil, Obama the Decent... New Renovation Trend Coming?

'Brother, Where Is Your Coat?'

GUEST COLUMN

Robert D. Courtney

One day it was bitter cold, about zero degrees, when Brother came to Dad's store. Dad was shocked to see that he was not wearing an overcoat.

Lost Sheep in the Voting Booth

GUEST COLUMN

Daniel J. Heisey

The lasting fruit of Vatican II must include ever greater models of episcopal virtue. Slowly the faithful may repent, convert, and renew their respect for them.

The Miracle of Christ in Dachau

Anne Barbeau Gardiner

Atheists of all stripes -- criminals, socialists, communists, and SS agents -- joined forces in Dachau to persecute Catholic priests.

The Last Secret of Fatima

Arthur C. Sippo

For anyone who still harbors doubts about the authenticity of the third Fatima secret as revealed by the Vatican, Tarcisio Cardinal Bertone's book is a must read.

Briefly: February 2009

Some people who have ascended to positions of great power have not jettisoned their moral bearings in favor of gaining even more power.