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Presumption: A Pathetic Self-Deception

GUEST COLUMN

Anne Barbeau Gardiner

How can one disobey God's laws with impunity, redefine rights at will, call sin a virtue, regard self-interest as "conscience," and yet "hope" to be saved by God's mercy?

If Limbo Is Gone -- Then It's On to Universal Salvation

EDITORIAL

Dale Vree

The ITC's "Hope of Salvation for Infants Who Die Without Being Baptized" is not authoritative but was signed by Pope Benedict XVI. Who knows what that means?

How Lovely!

Communio, the premier journal for whooping up Hans Urs von Bathasar, informs us confidently that all men are indeed saved.

Plan A & Plan B

George Kendall has problems with the belief held by many traditional Catholics that the majority of mankind is damned.

Your Final Destination

CHOOSE YOUR GATE

Abbot Joseph

In our "fallen" world it is often easier to commit sin than to practice virtue, and self-indulgence is more attractive than self-denial.

The Most Important Question in Life

Why we pay so much attention to Hell...

The Broad & Comfortable Road to Lukewarm Christianity & Destruction

THE DEADLY PERIL OF IGNORING "THE NARROW GATE"

Frederick W. Marks

If our Lord could use "narrow gate" imagery to spur His listeners to repentance, then so can we.

The Dubious Adrienne von Speyr

CORRECTING THE DEPOSIT OF FAITH?

Anne Barbeau Gardiner

Perhaps tied to old memories from her pre-Catholic youth, Speyr's private revelations seem to conflict with Catholic teaching on vital points.

In Defense of Richard John Neuhaus

THE BEAUTY OF THE VISION TO WHICH HE POINTS

Janet Holl Madigan

Neuhaus reminds us that although our culture is degraded, all Christians should take heart for through his cross and resurrection Christ has set us free.

Vengeance Is NOT Mine, Says "the Lord"

The Oklahoma City bomber and his 168 victims are going straight to heaven -- so says Fr. Ron Ashmore.

If Everyone Is Saved...

WHY BOTHER?

Dale Vree

If no one goes to Hell, then all the talk about Hell in the Bible — and from the Church — is utterly cruel, needlessly cruel, maybe sadistic.

The Inflated Reputation of Hans Urs von Balthasar

COMPASSION TO A FAULT

Regis Scanlon

Hoping that all will be saved – when Scripture says that some are lost – is like hoping that no one ever sins when we know that Adam and Eve sinned.

Is Hell Closed Up & Boarded Over?

ON BEING MORE TENDERHEARTED THAN GOD HIMSELF

David Watt

Where eternal rewards and punishments are concerned, are we more tenderhearted and clear-eyed than our forebears in faith -- than God Himself?

Revisiting & Redefining Universal Salvation

PERFECT JUSTICE COUPLED WITH PERFECT MERCY

Hurd Baruch

Let us acknowledge that there is a Hell, and that there are souls in it. Is there a way to reconcile that reality with the concept of universal salvation?