Letter to the Editor: December 1993

Only Jews Know... We Deserve Better... Points Missed... Fido & Me in Donkey Heaven... Orthodox Catholics: Poor & Ignorant... Catholic Fundamentalism? So Be It!... Not "the Type"...

The Splendor of Truth & the Squalor of Sin

EDITORIAL

Dale Vree

At the heart of what angers Catholic-bashers is what the Church teaches, especially the moral absolutes she affirms.

Barbara Ward, Not to Be Forgotten

CARRYING CATHOLICISM WITH QUIET CONFIDENCE

Vincent J. Horkan

She was without doubt one of the most eloquent Catholic voices in the English-speaking world of the 20th century.

Chastity as a Form of Economic Subversion

THE AMERICAN ECONOMY OF DESIRE

Christopher W. Decker

For a per­son with a strong social conscience, chastity is a ma­ture response to a great evil. It is a form of rebellion.

A Protestant Looks at Catholic Schools

PUBLIC SCHOOLS: BEYOND REPAIR?

Jeffrey Christensen

Pub­lic systems fail because they are not held accountable to those most concerned with out­comes, parents, and they are not dedicated to high standards and moral purpose.

In Honor of Chateaubriand

THE BEAUTY OF CATHOLICISM

Edwin Fussell

At the end of his Mémoires he wrote, "It only remains for me to sit down on the edge of my grave; then I shall descend boldly, crucifix in hand, into eternity."

The Virgin Birth: A Problem?

LETTER FROM ENGLAND

John Warwick Montgomery

Couldn't God have become man otherwise? Sure, but this is how He did it, and it stands as a test of whether we are willing to accept His methods over our speculations.

Prayer & Action

Luis Gamez

Here we review Seeking the Heart of God... Mother Teresa: A Life in Pictures

What Good Came of It?

Francis Canavan

Jesuit life today is freer and easier than it was. But whether we have a deeper faith, a stronger spirituality, and greater apostolic effectiveness is not at all clear.

Placing the Burden of Proof

Celia Wolf-Devine

Here we review Perceiving God: The Epistemol­ogy of Religious Experience

Briefly: December 1993

Review of The Moral Virtues and Theological Ethics... A Case for Peace in Reason and Faith... Confrontations With the Reaper... Exiles and Fugitives...