St. Vincent Pallotti: A Man for Our Time

EDITORIAL

Dale Vree

Vincent was conservative toward God and Church but liberal toward his neighbor. In this he is surely our exemplar.

Letters to the Editor: January-February 1985

A True Picture... No One to Cluster With?... “Unjust Social Structures”?... Delightful Conversation

The Consistent Pro-life Ethic

INTEGRAL TO PRO-LIFE SUCCESS

Bernard F. Law

The prophet gives words that echo an understanding of the heart. He understands the tragic situation and speaks of comfort, solace, hope, and then begins to help.

The Two Minds of Modern Conservatism

DEBATING THE ROLE OF VIRTUE IN SOCIETY

Steven Hayward

The ultimate pitfall of classical liberalism is the annihilation of morality and the destruction of meaningful community life.

Stirring Things Up in Western Europe

AN UNUSUAL PRO-LIFE/PEACE JOURNEY

Juli Loesch

Many peace & anti-abortion advocates find themselves on opposite ends of the political spectrum. In the U.S. and Western Europe, stirring up the desire for reconciliation is a crucial task.

Small Gestures

HARVARD DIARY

Robert Coles

Being clever, brilliant, even what gets called “well-educated” is not to be equated, necessarily, with being considerate, kind, tactful, even plain polite or civil.

The Vatican & Liberation Theology

CHRIST & NEIGHBOR

John C. Cort

Liberation theologians, Catholic and Protestant but mostly Catholic, have been a major factor in struggling against poverty in Latin America.

John Cassavetes & the Mystery of Moviemaking

A CINEMATIC VIEW

Robert E. Lauder

His typical work is at times a beautiful blend of intuition, sensitivity, and compassion but at other times a maddening mixture of overly long scenes, aimless dialogue, and directionless plot.

The Beauty of Holiness

Raymond T. Gawronski

The Beautiful, when it is transcendent Beauty, is more properly spoken of as Glory, a distinction which renders earthly beauty a kind of metaphor of glory, yet which robs earthly beauty of none of its dignity.

Christian Feminism: Progress or Regression?

Ronda Chervin

How are we to heal society and the church of negative “masculine” qualities, if not through the love of Christ which comes in the sacraments and prayer?

Briefly Reviewed: January-February 1985

The Search for Christian America... Conversions: The Christian Experience... Sacrament: A Study Guide... Power of God: Addresses for the Three Hours... Holiness and Politics... The Schillebeeckx Case: Official exchange of letters and documents in the investigation of Fr. Edward Schillebeeckx by the Sacred Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, 1976-1980