
New Oxford Notes: November 2008

Did the NOR Change the Course of the 2008 Presidential Race?
Did you know that, before John McCain tapped Sarah Palin, the GOP presidential nominee was considering an exorcist as his running mate?
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An Exorcism Available to Everyone
The "most efficacious exorcism," asserts Fr. Fanzaga, "is mortification" -- the subduing of the lusts of the flesh through ascetic practices such as fasting.
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Life, Precious & Precarious
Cardinal Gracias of Bombay condemned all abortions and promised a poor couple that the Church would raise their baby if he were allowed to live.
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A Lesson From the Past
Will Archbishop Niederauer exert the supremacy of the Catholic Church over Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi?
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Economic shockwaves ripple out to the Catholic publishing industry and threaten to obliterate apostolates not supported by readers.
St. Ignatius of Antioch wrote, "Our task is not one of producing persuasive propaganda: Christianity shows its greatness when it is hated by the world."
How are we to protect our children from an entire culture become in so many instances obsessively, coyly, or blatantly pornographic?