New Oxford Notes: November 2010
Cardinal Newman: The Urban Legend
One particularly scurrilous urban legend of the day involves Blessed John Henry Cardinal Newman and the particularities of his burial.
READ MORE ON THIS NOTE.
Power, Money & Mind Control
As time goes on, it's becoming clearer that these three concepts best describe the modus operandi — and the goals — of the Legion of Christ.
READ MORE ON THIS NOTE.
A Showdown for the Ages
The level of intrigue in the legal drama involving the "Notre Dame 88" at the University of Notre dame has reached a new high.
READ MORE ON THIS NOTE.
You May Also Enjoy
Ellul asks us to recognize that personal freedom is illusory in a mass society and that, increasingly, all societies dance to the tune of "techniques."
Enforced silence is not the same as acceptance. Silence often breeds contempt; contempt, then, breeds anger; and anger can breed violence.
Dworkin's underlying commitment to the non-personhood of the fetus enables him to deny the right to life to the unborn