New Oxford Notes: April 2018
Zen & the Artifice of Vatican Diplomacy
Joseph Cardinal Zen Ze-kiun, archbishop emeritus of Hong Kong, calls the looming Vatican-China deal a "shameless surrender" that legitimizes the communist regime's episcopal appointments and "enslaves the Church."
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They're Coming for Our Children
American Christians take pride in the "religious freedom" we think we enjoy. But rights regarding even our own children can evaporate into the mist.
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Quest to Topple the Patriarchal Idol
Sr. Elizabeth Johnson warns that if we take literally the "naming" of God in the "image of powerful men," we turn God into an "idol."
The Bioethics of Fertility & Gender
The Church stands as a bulwark against sexual madness, insisting that sexual identity is a permanent “biological reality informed by a rational soul in each person.”
Hounded by Amazing Grace
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