New Oxford Notes: September 2015
Learning to Live as Dissidents
The first victim of media vilification following the decision was Justice Antonin Scalia, who made clear that he thought the Court had overstepped its bounds and that the majority opinion "poses a threat to American democracy."
READ MORE ON THIS NOTE.
Action Speaks Louder
Nobody really expects anything other than carefully-penned statements from the USCCB. But what's preventing our bishops from performing a great exorcism of the U.S., as has happened in Mexico?
READ MORE ON THIS NOTE.
You May Also Enjoy
An attitude found among much of the laity is that an abused child will simply "bounce back" from grave sexual abuse once he grows up.
Catholic social teaching doesn’t map well on any of the usual political positions. It also leaves a lot to wisdom and prudence.
That we are out of harmony with nature is a circumstance that arises not merely from noise per se, but from the instruments that make that noise.