What Is a Neoconservative? -- & Does It Matter?

EDITORIAL

Dale Vree

Neocons push an American Empire built by tearing down the old order and traditions and exporting the "democratic revolution."

Letter to the Editor: December 2005

Turmoil Spreads to Ave Maria School of Law... Our War Against the Japanese Was Not Defensive... Job Approval Rating Sky-High With Big Oil... The Motivating "Sting"... Dumbing Down the Liturgy... Dreading Those Christmas Homilies... Who Benefits From Sex Education?... Fr. Maciel: A Laborer in the Vineyard...

New Oxford Notes: December 2005

Chrismukkah: It's in the Cards... The Miers Disaster... "Thank Goodness, It Was With a Woman, Not a Man"... Trouble Understanding Father's Accent?... The Exception Proves the Rule...

Homosexual Activism Meets Catholic Kindergarten

'JOEY HAS TWO DADDIES'

Michael S. Rose

The priest and school rector demanded a retraction and apology from the concerned parents or they would not be permitted to enroll their children in the parish school.

Our Church of Convenience

HAVE IT THE WAY YOU LIKE IT

Paul A. Wagner

The biblical God participates in humanity. But surely people can't expect God to be a participant in some of the wrongs in which they freely engage.

The Squeaky Wheel Gets the Grease

IN THE CHURCH, AS EVERYWHERE ELSE

Theresa Marie Moreau

Not long after hearing St. Albert's would be closed, parishioners heard of Cardinal Law's promotion to Rome, complete with a gorgeous apartment and 10,000 euros a month.

"Question Authority"

BY WHAT AUTHORITY DO YOU COMMAND THIS?

Robert Hart

Leaders of the Episcopal Church were claiming to have been led by the Holy Spirit to overthrow 2,000 years of Church teaching from the Bible.

The News You May Have Missed

READ ALL ABOUT IT...

Michael S. Rose

"New txtament"... Operation Pagan... Disabilities Act... Hetero Defender... Mom, I Wanna Be a Porn Star... Gender-Realigned Cleric... Attracting New People?

The Blame Game

GUEST COLUMN

Thomas Finneran

Psychiatry promotes selfishness and the belief that human happiness has nothing to do with virtuous habits.

Sister Prejean’s Lack of Credibility

Thomas M. McKenna

Review of The Death of Innocents

Briefly: December 2005

Reviews of Blessed Pius IX... The Truth About Tolerance... A Church That Can and Cannot Change...