The Common Ground Project At the End of an Era

EDITORIAL

Dale Vree

Letter to the Editor: January-February 1997

I Can No Longer Deny It... Why Did the Church Hide Her Splendors From Me?... Distributive Justice... Catholics in Berkeley???... Bad in Belgium too... From a "Soggy Trimmer"... Extremist & Irrelevant... The Real Catholic Petition... In Your Face, America!

Lent: Time for Another Parish Party?

A WORD FROM YOUR DUTCH UNCLES

Noel J. Augustyn

Decades ago, the Dutch bishops -- and presumably their priests -- assumed leadership. It appears today that their American counterparts, at least in some places, have abdicated.

A Case Against "Inclusive Language"

THEOLOGY MATTERS

Kristen West McGuire

Mary's absence in theological discussions limits our understanding of the faith to a male paradigm. It results in over-reliance on the clergy for a sense of piety.

Divorce: The Unnatural Termination of a Story

ON THE INDISSOLUBILITY OF MARRIAGE

Mitchell Kalpakgian

The void created by the absence of stories that exemplify chastity, fidelity, sacrifice, and heroism is occupied by the myths of no-fault divorce, "safe" sex, and same-sex marriage.

Seven Self-Refuting Secularist Propositions

CLEARING THE WAY FOR CHRISTIAN TRUTH

Mark Lowery

Those who argue for such things as relativism and materialism are themselves imposing a particular "truth," and an essentially irrational one at that.

Paths Trod by Sheldon Vanauken

IN MEMORIAM

Jonathan Poletti

"I am comfortable about death," he wrote in 'Under the Mercy.' "I try to look at my life, including the sins (and the repentance), as if from Eternity: and I feel hope."

Attempting to Discredit Walker Percy

Caroline A. Langston

The author sees no problem in his claim that "the kind of philosophical closure that Walker Percy desired — and that was still available in the 1940s — is no longer viable."

Anglican "Fundamentalist"?

James G. Hanink

Among “the enlightened” Dr. Johnson was seen as rather a fundamentalist (ever confused with orthodox) and showing a bit of “enthusiasm,” that is, fanaticism.

Briefly: January-February 1997

Reviews of The Hand of God... Mysticism, Death and Dying