New Oxford Notes: March 2009

The changing of the presidential guard was accomplished this past January with a measure of political bluster and a mess of religious blather.

The Pope's recent decision to lift the excommunications of four traditionalist bishops has sent shockwaves reaching far beyond Christendom.

Within a span of 30 days, the Catholic Church in the United states lost two of her most prominent and respected thinkers.

Why (Most) Women Will Never Again Be Happy

According to free-market laws, the (almost) doubling of the labor supply will reduce wages to (almost) half. And so it was.

Newman's Prophetic Challenge to Clericalism

Newman challenged laymen to sanctify the world and the Church; he challenged clergy to co-operate with and utilize lay energy and wisdom.

Why Are the U.S. Bishops Urging Catholic Couples to Divorce?

Unhappily married adults who divorced were no more likely to report emotional and psychological improvements than those who stayed married.