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1998 April

Letter to the Editor: April 1998

The Trash That Refreshes?... OSV Bought Out?... Contacting the Censors... "From Peter to Petrifaction"... Truly a Messed-Up Country... The Evil Empire of Godless Condomism

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Spirituality for the Self-Centered

SELF MAGAZINE GETS RELIGION

J. A. Gray

SELF magazine boasts, “Ten Eloquent Writers Take on the Mighty Ten Commandments.” Each gets four or five hundred words to do it.

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Confessions of a Cowardly Catholic

HEARING THE COCK CROW

Jeffrey Gordon

The question of a theology teacher’s basic attitude toward the Church is a deep one, and crucial.

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Our Vocations Crisis is Man-Made

SIX STEPS WE CAN TAKE TO INCREASE VOCATIONS

Tom Fath

Our offspring are becoming lapsed Catholics at the very time when young men and women would normally be considering vocations.

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Should Classes in Catholic Colleges & Universities Begin With Prayer?

IF CRUCIFIXES IN CLASSROOMS, WHY NOT PRAYER?

Gregory R. Beabout

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The Intense Light of the Desert & The Stark Truth About Life

JUDEA IS MORE LIKE NEW MEXICO THAN MARYLAND

Leon J. Podles

Desert dwellers see things in their essentials, because a handful of water is precious and little stands between man and the forces of nature.

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The Resurrection & the Beloved Disciple

GUEST COLUMN

Michael Carey

At the foot of the Cross, John shared in the suffering of his beloved master. In some mysterious way faith derives from suffering.

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In the Closet, Jesus Might Have Two Mommies (No Joke)

Dale Vree

Review of The Encyclopedia of Catholic Doctrine

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Briefly: April 1998

Review of The Path to Salvation: A Manual of Spiritual Transformation

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