Letter to the Editor: May 2014

The Greatest Novel You've Never Read... The Queen of Heaven on the Silver Screen... Gospel Historicity... Disquiet on the Western Front... An Uncertain Trumpet?... A Magazine's Duty... More than I Ever Imagined

The News You May Have Missed

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Pope Francis, Accidental F-Bomber... Hijacking Jesus' Name... New York's God & Gun Club... I Don't Confess!... Baptism Washes Away Sin — & Sinner... Noah a No-No in Indonesia

New Oxford Notes: May 2014

False Mercy & the Integrity of Marriage... As the Tables Turn... A Slow-Motion Implosion... How Effective Is the "Francis Effect"?

Marian Misconceptions

HER OWN HAVE RECEIVED HER NOT

Frederick W. Marks

She who shared the highs in our Lord's life shared as well in His rejection. There is a striking similarity between the indignities suffered by Mother and Son.

A Caricature of Charity

A PREFERENTIAL OPTION FOR WHOM?

John A. Perricone

It could safely be said that the Catholic Church invented active care for the poor. After all, our salvation depends upon it (cf. Mt. 25:31-46).

New Names for Old Things

THOMAS STORCK REPLIES

Thomas Storck

When will the majority of Catholics finally learn that we cannot pick and choose among the Church's teachings, and that the political divisions of the world have no place in the household of God?

Are There Male & Female Virtues?

A MARRIAGE OF NATURE & NECESSITY

Justin Paulette

The most prudent means by which to safeguard society is a partial delegation of virtuous labor in accordance with the inherent capacities of its members.

Purgatory on Earth

VITAL WORKS RECONSIDERED, #37

Christopher Gawley

Dostoyevsky's 'The Idiot' is a profound testament to the power of purgatorial justice and mercy. A lifelong anti-Catholic, he did not connect it to dogma.

Can Free-Market Principles Reverse America's Decline?

David J. Peterson

Gregg recommends a return to personal initiative and individual self-interest, which he contends is a central and fundamental strength of the American tradition.

A Genius for Destructive Change

Terry Scambray

The post-Darwin recasting of "science" has served to marginalize theology, ethics, and metaphysics by portraying them as mere matters of personal taste.

Sister Schneiders's Vow of Disobedience

Anne Barbeau Gardiner

In the end, there is only one thing Sr. Schneiders holds inviolably sacred: her ideology of feminism, a heresy if there ever was one.

Briefly: May 2014

The Power of Four: Keys to the Hidden Treasures of the Gospels... The Early Church on Killing: A Comprehensive Sourcebook on War, Abortion, and Capital Punishment... Religious Freedom: Did Vatican II Contradict Traditional Catholic Doctrine?: A Debate