Do the Pope & Cardinal Ratzinger "Have Their Backs to the Wall"?

EDITORIAL

Dale Vree

The Suspense Builds

EDITORIAL

Dale Vree

Letter to the Editor: May 2000

Bishop Mike Has Arrived... Lack of Gumption? Compared to Whom?... An Open Mind Is Not a Wind Tunnel

New Oxford Notes: May 2000

Coming to Your Parish Soon... Who's Teaching the Bishops?... Why Do Those Angry, Embittered Sisters Stay in the Church?... Where "Ecumenical" Does Not Mean "Nice" and "Bland"

Those Amazin' Southern Baptists

STRENGTHS & WEAKNESSES

Preston Jones

While every mega-church is liable to criticism, Immanuel Baptist Church is one of the best things the San Bernardino Valley has going for it.

On the Power, Misuse & Neglect of Liturgical Symbolism

"THIS IS MY BODY" OR "HAVE A NICE DAY"?

Noel J. Augustyn

To all the people not theologically schooled, a definite message has been communicated about the meaning (or lack thereof) of the Eucharist.

The Liturgy as Catechism

LAUDABLE LATIN -- OR UNSPECTACULAR VERNACULAR?

Jude A. Huntz

Our major training in the Faith still comes principally from what we see and hear at church on Sunday.

Understanding the All-Male Priesthood

THE INTEGRATED WISDOM OF CATHOLIC SEXUAL TEACHING

Janet Holl Madigan

The Church holds that the priest, standing in persona Christi, cannot supply the right sacramental material without being male, since Christ Himself was male.

When 'Faith-Sharing' Isn't

FAITH WITHOUT DOCTRINE IS NOT FAITH

Jeffrey Gordon

A Catholic high school teacher explains why a trendy (and mandated) exercise is really just an exercise in narcissistic self-indulgence.

The Bitter Fruit of the Sexual Revolution

THE DISEASES OF OUR SEX-OBSESSED SOCIETY

Joseph Collison

Catholics who practice their faith and embody its sexual wisdom can have stable marriages, loving families, and freedom from STDs.

Sherlock Holmes & Jesus Christ

IS CHRISTIANITY JUST A GAME?

Paul C. Fox

For a few luminous months during my sophomore year in high school I came to believe in the Full Personhood of Sherlock Holmes.

The Seven Sad Ages of Modern Man

DISCIPLES OF JAQUES, NOT JESUS

Mitchell Kalpakgian

Our rewriting of the great drama of life, which should proceed like a mysterious tale full of wonder and engagement, is a sad soliloquy.

The Dark Side of Self-Sacrifice

GUEST COLUMN

Eric J. Scheske

All traits, even virtuous traits, can be twisted to do the Devil's work. The dark side can be seen clearly in the celebrated Friedrich Nietzsche.

Preparing for the Return of The Catholic State

David Arias Jr.

Honoring Christ as Sovereign King is not contrary to or unrelated to the human person’s fulfillment, but rather it is a necessary condition for it.

Briefly: May 2000

Reviews of A Refutation of Moral Relativism... On Pilgrimage... The Revenge of Conscience: Politics and the Fall of Man... In the Spirit of Happiness...