New Oxford Notes: April 2008
Haste & Heroism
In his revision of the Good Friday prayer for the Jews, Pope Benedict didn't compromise the call to "preach the gospel to every creature."
READ MORE ON THIS NOTE.
For Fear of the Jews
Nobody would ever mistake the timid troupe that makes up the majority of Catholic bishops for radical imams who issue fatwas.
READ MORE ON THIS NOTE.
Nothing Distinctive About the Church
The U.S. bishops are relieved that the Church's record on the sexual abuse of minors is no worse than that of our society as a whole.
READ MORE ON THIS NOTE.
The Pastoral Problem of Priests in Prison
"Ordinary" criminals -- murderers and thieves -- still retain a sense of moral outrage against the hideous evil of child sexual abuse.
READ MORE ON THIS NOTE.
You May Also Enjoy
Then it was my turn to kneel at the top step of the altar, with the gold paten under my chin, to receive the Sacrament of Holy Communion. What a great and glorious feeling it was!
San Francisco Archbishop Cordileone faces a rebellion of the overclass — a rebellion led by the city's one-percenters, who registered their protest by taking out a full-page newpaper ad.
Choice does not define us as human beings. That which distinguishes man from his fellow creatures is his having been called.