
New Oxford Notes: January-February 2012

Shameless Shepherding
Bishops in Germany have taken an embarrassingly long time to learn that: "We cannot earn money during the week with what we preach against on Sundays."
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Saints for a Secular Nation
Secularism could be said to be our national religion, with its own pantheon of "saints," including the newly "canonized" Steve Jobs, founder of Apple and perfecter of the glowing handheld idol.
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Here Catholics can discover a Church tougher and more unashamed than their own, and perhaps can learn how to persevere against a cultural elite that despises them.
The murder of a priest-pederast puts in bold relief the behavior of many of our bishops.
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?