New Oxford Notes: November 2008
Did the NOR Change the Course of the 2008 Presidential Race?
Did you know that, before John McCain tapped Sarah Palin, the GOP presidential nominee was considering an exorcist as his running mate?
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An Exorcism Available to Everyone
The "most efficacious exorcism," asserts Fr. Fanzaga, "is mortification" -- the subduing of the lusts of the flesh through ascetic practices such as fasting.
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Life, Precious & Precarious
Cardinal Gracias of Bombay condemned all abortions and promised a poor couple that the Church would raise their baby if he were allowed to live.
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A Lesson From the Past
Will Archbishop Niederauer exert the supremacy of the Catholic Church over Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi?
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Review of Making Saints by Kenneth Woodward, The Book of Christian Martyrs by Bruno Chenu et al., The Communion of Saints by Horton Davies, The Penguin Dictionary of Saints by Donald Attwater, and The Pocket Dictionary of Saints by John J. Delaney
Franz Jagerstatter was a martyr because he defended two ancient Christian doctrines, those concerning "free will" and "just war."
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