Letter to the Editor: May 2009

The SSPX and Anti-Semitism... Democratic Strategies & Catholic Voters... Where Were They?... Time to Take the Gloves Off... Why Give Space to Ungodly Theses?... and more

The News You May Have Missed

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Catholic Orthodoxy, Georgetown Style... Oh, Those Jesuits!... Put Not Your Trust in Frogs... Premature Deathbed Confession... Guerilla Mixer... Church Without God... Gobbledygook Banned... Living in a Vacuum...

New Oxford Notes: May 2009

Condom Worshippers & Their Perennial Bogeymen... Song of the Boo-Birds

Perfect Possession

REBELS AGAINST THE LIGHT

Maria Hsia Chang

Some individuals freely give themselves to evil. Notice that Our Lord did not exorcise Judas, nor did St. Peter exorcise Ananias, nor St. Paul Elymas.

The Myth of Pastoral Sensitivity

GOING ALONG TO GET ALONG

W. Patrick Cunningham

The first task of a priest is to help the flock entrusted to him to attain union with God in Heaven. It is, then, forbidden for a priest to counsel someone to sin.

Pope & Rabbi Square Off Over the Teachings of Jesus

CAN THE TORAH BE AMENDED?

Hurd Baruch

The Torah expressly indicates that God's saving revelation was not complete in what had already been announced.

Prolifers: Practice What You Preach!

LIFE OR LIFESTYLE

Kerrie K. Hendrickson

We Christians must constantly reevaluate our own situations to determine whether life is welcome in our own homes or is overwhelmed by the desire for creature comforts.

Inverting Pascal's Wager

GUEST COLUMN

James F. Csank

Buses in London and other cities throughout Great Britain carry the message: "There's probably no God. Now stop worrying and enjoy your life."

Kowtowing to God-Haters

Anne Barbeau Gardiner

Michael Novak's admiration for atheists is based on the faulty premise that believers and nonbelievers are equally in "darkness" with respect to God.

Briefly: May 2009

Review of Catholic Manual of Civility... Darwin's Plantation: Evolution's Racist Roots... Understanding Our Being: An Introduction to Speculative Philosophy in the Perennial Tradition...