New Oxford Notes: June 2013

Action & Overreaction: Figuring Out Francis
Our new Pontiff has new ideas and a new manner of delivery. Even as we are jolted about by his surprises, we see that he is staying faithful to his mandate.
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The New Frontier in Family Life
Where adults are abundant and children scarce, animals are brought in to fill the void, creating a situation in which "dogs are the new children."
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The social basis of our culture is bureaucratic consumer capitalism centered on the autonomous individual and generally hostile to older ideas of moral order.
How can we convert this culture of death? Through education, public action, pastoral leadership — and faith.