Letter to the Editor: April 2011

Spiritual Property Rights... A Sensible Compromise... Death By Neglect... Authentic Dialogue Is Possible... Notre Dame: An Insider's Perspective... Chredit Where It's Due... More Fun With Evolutionary Science... and more

The News You May Have Missed

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Bad Habit... Fast-Food Terrorism... Valentine's Day Vice Squad... The Washing of Feet, Chinese-Style... Confession: There's an App for That ... and more

New Oxford Notes: April 2011

The Fall of an American Idol... The Legion of Christ: Operation Rescue...

Rebuilding After the Collapse of Catholic Conviction

EXORCISING ESTABLISHED CUSTOMS

Kenneth D. Whitehead

Good Catholics realize that one cannot just accept the teachings one already agrees with while laying aside those one no longer agrees with.

Are Theologians Necessary?

THEIR PROPER ROLE IN THE LIFE OF THE CHURCH

Steven Schultz

The theologian must accept that theology has been given to us by divine revelation, and is handed on by and interpreted in the Church under the authority of the Magisterium.

Why Consumerism Still Consumes Us

STUCK ON THE HEDONIC ESCALATOR

Eric Brende

Since consumerism inverts every Christian priority, Christianity can only respond by inverting consumerism, by putting material things last.

Temptation

WHAT IS IT & HOW TO OVERCOME IT

Paul Kokoski

God does not tempt us directly but allows us to be tempted while providing us with all the graces necessary to resist evil.

The Great Rewards of Civilization

LESSONS FROM ACHILLES' SHIELD

Mitchell Kalpakgian

All of us seek prizes, rewards, and benefits from our labors, but real treasure transcends the value of money and material riches.

The Pope's Problem

GUEST COLUMN

Andrew M. Seddon

Benedict XVI said he had meant the Regensburg lecture as "a strictly academic address" without realizing the world sees papal lectures as "political statements."

Has Science Made God Superfluous?

John P. Moench

A pair of physicists published a book laced with mostly good science, but interpreted and channeled toward one obvious objective: the denial of God's existence.

What Purpose Does Beauty Serve?

Daniel B. Gallagher

Roger Scruton aims to show that beauty is a real and universal value rooted in our rational nature, and it plays an indispensable role in shaping the human world.

Briefly: April 2011

Reviews of The Heart of Newman... Valkyrie: The Story of the Plot to Kill Hitler, by Its Last Member...