Volume > Issue > New Oxford Notes: October 2016

New Oxford Notes: October 2016

Centurions of the New Age

A "humanitarian" blogger calls the Prayer of the Centurion (Lord, I am not worthy that you should enter under my roof) one of the "most destructive phrases in human history."

READ MORE ON THIS NOTE.
Islam Is Like Fruit Salad?

Pope Francis sows confusion when he makes unconsidered or uninformed remarks during his in-flight press conferences, which are supposedly held in order that he might appear honest and transparent.

READ MORE ON THIS NOTE.

You May Also Enjoy

Letter to the Editor: April 2008

Pharisaical Mindset... The Dying of the Light... Mental Health & Family Harmony... Jesus Rose Only Once... No, Jesus Did Rise Twice... Identity Crisis in Catholic Schools... Capital Punishment Is Not Intrinsically Evil... Neutrality Kills... Persevere In Persecution... Ephemeral Empire... The 'True' Meaning of Ecumenism... Eastern Confusion... Russian Nightmare...

Affirming the Reality of the Spiritual

Harvard Diary won't be a bestseller, but it should be. Coles can write — lyrically at times — and Christ is his measure of what it means to be human.

The Spiritual Thrust of Just War Doctrine

Just war teaching is not only a perspective on the "how" of military activity; it also tries to get us to focus on the "who" and the "what."