The Glorious Shame of The Catholic Church

EDITORIAL

Dale Vree

These are times of chastisement for the Catholic Church. Christ will simply not allow His wayward Bride to become a slut.

Letters to the Editor: September 2002

Answering "Christian Identity"... Married Clergy Are Also Truly Dedicated... The Problem Is Celibacy... The Bishops Have Themselves to Blame...

New Oxford Notes: September 2002

If It's Good for the Goose... Killing Michael Rose... The Register Steps into the Ring... Burn, Baby, Burn!... From "Rembert the Reconciler" To "Rembert the Unperson"?... and more

The Hidden Treasures of Byzantine Catholicism

"CELEBRANT-PROOF" LITURGY

Christopher Beiting

The heavenly aesthetic of the Byzantine Liturgy is "celebrant-proof." I have never seen it done badly. By contrast, I have seldom seen the Novus Ordo done well.

The Dubious Adrienne von Speyr

CORRECTING THE DEPOSIT OF FAITH?

Anne Barbeau Gardiner

Perhaps tied to old memories from her pre-Catholic youth, Speyr's private revelations seem to conflict with Catholic teaching on vital points.

In Defense of Adrienne von Speyr

REPLY TO ANNE BARBEAU GARDINER

Jacques Servais

The language used by Speyr can be called metaphorical, in the sense that it is specifically the language of sacred Scripture.

An Answer to Jacques Servais

A RESPONSE

Anne Barbeau Gardiner

We are told Speyr's books are for "meditation and adoration," not for the "use" of the scholarly. This is a false dichotomy. Speyr is not canonized, after all.

Excerpts from The Dictionary of Diversity

GUEST COLUMN

Brent T. Zeringue

A few definitions, for your reference...

Briefly: September 2002

Reviews of Goodbye, Good Men: How Liberals Brought Corruption into the Catholic Church... Small is Still Beautiful...

Bookmark: September 2002

Thomas Ellis

Review of Tolkien: A Celebration