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1997 December

Expansion Is Here

EDITORIAL

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Letter to the Editor: December 1997

Tolerant in Beverly Hills... Toughing It Out in Minnesota...

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On the Benefits of Social Stigmas

REMOVING ROAD SIGNS CAN BE DANGEROUS

David C. Stolinsky

We have removed many of the road signs that helped the inexperienced to find their way. In the name of true compassion, we should start replacing some of them.

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Needed: Formidable Bishops

TO REPAIR THE CHURCH

George A. Kelly

Christ's "hard sayings" are spoken rather softly. Catholic teachings are not often rejected out of hand, but they are considered ideals and suggestions, not obligations.

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Toward a Family-Centered Economy

STRENGTHENING THE INSTITUTION OF MARRIAGE

Allan C. Carlson

The natural family household serves as a unit of both production and consumption, one built on altruism and love, where the principle of selfless sharing actually works.

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The Museum Piece Called "Anglo-Papalism”

William J. Tighe

This book is a study (rather than a full biography) of the life, vocation, scholarship, and labors of the Anglican Benedictine monk and historian Dom Gregory Dix.

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Briefly: December 1997

Reviews of Women and the Common Life: Love, Marriage, and Feminism... A History of Heaven: The Singing Silence... The Fire of Love: Understanding Purgatory...

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