Volume > Issue > New Oxford Notes: January-February 2011

New Oxford Notes: January-February 2011

The Extraordinary Ordinariate

In England, with the establishment of the or­dinariate, the effects of Pope Benedict's 2010 visit would be felt in concrete ways for years to come.

READ MORE ON THIS NOTE.
Words of Wisdom from the Walrus

Was John Lennon correct when he prophesied that The Beatles were bigger than Jesus, that rock n'roll would outlive Christianity?

READ MORE ON THIS NOTE.
Condom-mania, the Rerun

Here we go again. It's been about sixteen months since the last outbreak, but papal condom-mania has resurfaced. This time the Pope is the hero.

READ MORE ON THIS NOTE.
Soldiers for the Battle

Only a tiny number of American priests are trained in the rite of exorcism, and these few have been overwhelmed by requests to evaluate claims of possession.

READ MORE ON THIS NOTE.

You May Also Enjoy

Is Religious Belief a Type of Knowledge?

Belief in the order and intelligibility of nature entered into scientific thinking in cultures that derived these premises from religion.

The Complex Legacy of John Ireland

Charges of Americanism aside, his glorious buildings remain as monuments to the faith he tried to keep and the Church he did his best to serve.

Glancing to the Past, Bracing for the Future

If Joe Biden, riffing on Shakespeare during the 2008 vice-presidential debate, is correct that the…