Letter to the Editor: April 2012

Decoding Casual Dress... The Guru's Muse?... The Consequences of Ideas... Deep-Sixed in Dixie... A Republican Rebuttal... Striving for Status or Striving to Serve?... The Real Padre Pio... The Mass in Three Tongues... Suffer the Little Children... Sidewalk Counselors: Your Work Won't Go Unrewarded

The News You May Have Missed

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Meth Church... One-Man Pyramid Scheme... Ab Roller Not Included... Buying Time... Money to Burn... Home(less) Decor... The Perfect Job?... Britain's Got Talent!... Miserable Miami

New Oxford Notes: April 2012

The Future of Marriage in America... Occasions of Truth

The Culture War & the Catholic Church

THE CONTRACEPTION MANDATE IN CONTEXT

Tom Bethell

In the face of rising opposition, will the Church blossom, as John Paul predicted, or will she contract, as Benedict expects?

The Catholic Campaign for Human Development Serves Up Tainted Alphabet Soup

HOLY MOTHER THE STATE

Juli Loesch Wiley

Each diocese should be allowed to vet its own grantees and raise, allocate, and supervise its own funding.

Atheism Yesterday & Today

THUMBNAIL SKETCHES OF FAMOUS ATHEISTS

Carl Sundell

Since the time of Martin Luther, Christianity has endured a deepening crisis, and the Western world is experiencing a chronic surge toward atheism.

Requiem for the Tiger Nuns

IN PRAISE OF RAPS ON THE KNUCKLES

Richard & Elizabeth Gerbracht

In comparing Chinese and American teaching styles, we found that a number of Chinese approaches are similar to the methods used by the nuns who taught us.

Elemental & Sophisticated Evil

VITAL WORKS RECONSIDERED, #28

Mitchell Kalpakgian

The evil that dominates the modern world wears the cloak of legal authority and moral respectability yet strives to expunge every trace of true goodness.

Prayer Postures: What They Mean & Why They Matter

ISLAMIC SALAT & CATHOLIC ADORATION

Heather M. Erb

Why do Catholics (and Jews) reject prostration as a regular posture of liturgical worship, and why do Muslims use it as the signature posture of daily salat?

Surprise! A Hollywood Film that Treats Fatherhood with Respect

GUEST COLUMN

Erin O'Luanaigh

Director Alexander Payne has crafted a rare and beautiful film that treats virtue, sacrifice, forgiveness, and fatherhood with respect.

Co-existent Theoscientific Compatibility

Arthur C. Sippo

The essays in this anthology are serious attempts by scholars who confront modern questions and offer insights from a Catholic perspective.

Briefly: April 2012

An Ocean Full of Angels... The Artistic Links Between William Shakespeare and Sir Thomas More: Radically Different Rich­ards