Volume > Issue > New Oxford Notes: September 2017

New Oxford Notes: September 2017

A Pontificate of Mercy — or a Merciless Pontificate?

The time has come to offer an unvarnished look at the fruits of this papacy: Four-and-a-half years of evidence shows that Francis has fomented division and preached politics over the Gospel.

READ MORE ON THIS NOTE.

You May Also Enjoy

Femi-Nuns in the Echo-Chamber

Mainstream news reports of the Vatican's 'Doctrinal Assessment of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious' reported on what the nuns say they see as the controversy, rather than on the controversy itself.

Halloween Unmasked

The ritual welcome of costumed revelers at Halloween is a drama that allows one to identify with the dead and yet enjoy the catharsis of knowing one is yet alive.

Letter to the Editor: October 1992

Authentic Sex Is Never "Safe"... Sex and Sacredness... Flannery O'Connor's Vision... Nouwen and Bellah