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New Oxford Notes: May 2001

The Near-Death (Near-Hell) Experience

"For 12 years you have been a priest for yourself and you are going to hell."

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Baptizing a "Lonely Atheist"

Eugene Kennedy says the unbeliever is really like the believer, but just doesn't know it.

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Dodging the Real Issues

Dodge ball has been targeted for extinction in two public school districts.

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Sticks & Stones May Break My Bones, But…

Political correctness is nothing more than female touchiness writ large.

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On "Politicizing" the Eucharist

Giving Holy Communion to a politician who is well known for sponsoring immoral legislation is how the Eucharist truly becomes politicized.

Recovering the Lost Tools of Learning

Classical education fosters the patient acquisition of the perennial arts of learning rather than the rapid accumulation of 'relevant' knowledge.