New Oxford Notes: April 2008
Haste & Heroism
In his revision of the Good Friday prayer for the Jews, Pope Benedict didn't compromise the call to "preach the gospel to every creature."
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For Fear of the Jews
Nobody would ever mistake the timid troupe that makes up the majority of Catholic bishops for radical imams who issue fatwas.
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Nothing Distinctive About the Church
The U.S. bishops are relieved that the Church's record on the sexual abuse of minors is no worse than that of our society as a whole.
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The Pastoral Problem of Priests in Prison
"Ordinary" criminals -- murderers and thieves -- still retain a sense of moral outrage against the hideous evil of child sexual abuse.
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An ecumenical film consortium has produced a new video series in which noted “experts” grapple with the great questions about God and man.
A Laughing Matter... The Shortcomings of Tall Men... Are You Smarter than an Atheist?... Crowd-Surfing the Messiah... Sacred Heart's Strange Bedfellows... The Bible: Banished in Britain... Reykjavik's Rocky Road Work... Constitutional Right to Shack Up... Proving Negatives in Malta
God is closest to us in our suffering, in our darkness, in the stupidity of our pain. When we feel farthest away from His glory, He is with us the most.