2005 December
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What Is a Neoconservative? -- & Does It Matter?
Neocons push an American Empire built by tearing down the old order and traditions and exporting the "democratic revolution."
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Letter to the Editor: December 2005
Turmoil Spreads to Ave Maria School of Law... Our War Against the Japanese Was Not Defensive... Job Approval Rating Sky-High With Big Oil... The Motivating "Sting"... Dumbing Down the Liturgy... Dreading Those Christmas Homilies... Who Benefits From Sex Education?... Fr. Maciel: A Laborer in the Vineyard...
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New Oxford Notes: December 2005
Chrismukkah: It's in the Cards... The Miers Disaster... "Thank Goodness, It Was With a Woman, Not a Man"... Trouble Understanding Father's Accent?... The Exception Proves the Rule...
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Homosexual Activism Meets Catholic Kindergarten
The priest and school rector demanded a retraction and apology from the concerned parents or they would not be permitted to enroll their children in the parish school.
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Our Church of Convenience
The biblical God participates in humanity. But surely people can't expect God to be a participant in some of the wrongs in which they freely engage.
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The Squeaky Wheel Gets the Grease
Not long after hearing St. Albert's would be closed, parishioners heard of Cardinal Law's promotion to Rome, complete with a gorgeous apartment and 10,000 euros a month.
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"Question Authority"
Leaders of the Episcopal Church were claiming to have been led by the Holy Spirit to overthrow 2,000 years of Church teaching from the Bible.
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The News You May Have Missed
"New txtament"... Operation Pagan... Disabilities Act... Hetero Defender... Mom, I Wanna Be a Porn Star... Gender-Realigned Cleric... Attracting New People?
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The Blame Game
Psychiatry promotes selfishness and the belief that human happiness has nothing to do with virtuous habits.
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Briefly: December 2005
Reviews of Blessed Pius IX... The Truth About Tolerance... A Church That Can and Cannot Change...
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