Letter to the Editor: June 2004

The Gift of Discernment... Three People Who Are Definitely in Hell... Discourtesy: the Only Cardinal Sin for Episcopalians... Why Aren't We Praying for the Conversion of the Moslems?...

New Oxford Notes: June 2004

"For Fear of the Jews" (If Only)... It Ain't Broke, But Let's Fix it Anyhow... An Ex-Lutheran Still in Recovery... A Morally Squalid Man Besotted with Ideology?

In Case You Didn't Get to See The Passion of the Christ a Second Time

WHAT YOU MAY HAVE MISSED

E. Christian Brugger

As a work of aesthetic beauty, of historical and biblical simplicity, and of theological profundity, the film ranks high as a great piece of Christian art.

Why Does the Church Fear the Secular Media & the Age of Aquarius?

OUR FAINT-HEARTED CHURCH LEADERS

Mary Bowe Koechig

The Church must remember Christ's admonition to teach, to teach even the difficult lessons we all need to hear but don't want to.

Putting Catholic Men on Ritalin

SIT DOWN & SHUT UP

Dale Price

For men the atmosphere at Mass is reminiscent of being dragged out by the wife to see a musical or concert we really don't want to see.

Scott Hahn's Novelties

CONVERTS OR "HAHN-VERTS"?

Edward O'Neill

Hahn's approach raises concerns regarding the enthusiasm with which he goes beyond commonly accepted principles of Catholic belief into the realm of the speculative or dubious.

Abortion & the Golden Rule

GUEST COLUMN

Philip Reed Moran

Abortion advocates can't claim for women the right to abortion — as they do — but with the exception of their own mamas. That's a double standard.

A Groundbreaking Book

Ronda Chervin

Jews of Old Testament times had to insulate themselves totally against the Gentiles because the pagan gods were demonic spirits.

Affirmative Action by Another Name

Patrick Rooney

A great danger of "diversity" is its apparent sweetness, and it appeals to those who wish to avoid the hard work of judging moral and political perplexities.

Eternal Consequences

Anne Barbeau Gardiner

Review of Inferno and Purgatorio by Dante, translated and edited by Anthony Esolen

Briefly: June 2004

Reviews of Genetic Engineering: Christian Values and Catholic Teaching by Paul Flaman... The Message of Heaven and Hell by Bruce Milne... Life, Liberty, and the Defense of Dignity by Leon R. Kass, M.D... Creed and Culture: A Touchstone Reader edited by James M. Kushiner... Callista: A Sketch of the Third Century by John Henry Cardinal Newman