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Home: Core Subjects: Facts and Misconceptions: LINKS_PAGE Core Subjects: Facts and Misconceptions: LINKS_PAGEArticles:I Will Give You Shepherds: Addressing the Priest Shortage - Faith Facts: Lay WitnessIs there a priest shortage? What is being done to address shortages where they occur? What can be done to increase the number of candidates for ordination? Read more... In search of a scapegoat - Michael CookWas John Paul II responsible for the deaths of millions of African AIDS victims because he refused to sanction the use of condoms? Read more... In What Year was Christ Actually Born? - ZENITWhile Jubilee celebrations started with the opening of the Holy Door on December 24, 1999 and ended with its closing on January 6, 2000, it is less clear whether this is really the 2000th anniversary of Christ's birth. Read more... Inclusive Christianity - Father Thomas D. Williams, LC.To celebrate Holy Week and Easter, the United Church of Christ (UCC) produced an attention-grabbing television ad highlighting its inclusive policies. Read more... Inquisition - JAMES HITCHCOCKThe subject of the Inquisition illustrates one of the paradoxes of the "information age"—the availability of accurate information on a subject by no means guarantees that such information will affect public perceptions. Read more... Interview: Christianity's New Center - Philip JenkinsPhilip Jenkins, the author of "The Next Christianity" in the October Atlantic, argues that most Americans and Europeans are blind to Christianity's real future. Read more... Is One Man's Faith Another's Superstition? - David GibsonAt a Mass on Saturday in Luanda, Angola, Pope Benedict tried to warn his listeners of the dangers of belief in witchcraft. Read more... Is There a Priest Shortage? - Vatican YearbookThe number of seminarians worldwide has grown 73 percent during the pontificate of John Paul II. In 1978, there were 64,000 seminarians — compared to more than 110,500 in 2000. Read more... It’s Not About Celibacy - Deal HudsonThe recent pedophile problems in various U.S. Catholic dioceses, especially Boston, have led – predictably – to a new wave of questions about priestly celibacy. Let us be clear: There is no relation between the vow of priestly celibacy and the incidence of pedophilia among Catholic priests. Read more... John Paul II and “Taking the Discipline” - Father Robert BarronPerhaps you were startled to learn recently that Pope John Paul II regularly practiced the form of mortification called “taking the discipline,” that is to say, striking his body with a whip. Read more... King George III - Father George RutlerFrom a Catholic perspective, the unthinking disparagement of King George III, as some sort of tyrant should itself be disparaged. Read more... Lahey outrage shows Church is learning as well as sinning - Father Raymond J. de SouzaRegarding the distressing news about the child pornography charges brought against Bishop Raymond Lahey, former bishop of Antigonish, one cannot improve upon the letter Archbishop Anthony Mancini sent to the faithful of Nova Scotia and read in all parishes last Sunday. Read more... Let My People Go: The Catholic Church and Slavery - MARK BRUMLEY“How many divisions does the Pope have?” Joseph Stalin once ironically asked the official warning him of the Vatican's “power.” Decades later, totalitarian regimes have all but vanished, while the Catholic Church, founded strictly on an evangelical message of love, has continued to grow. Read more... Lies Against the Truth - Father George W. RutlerOn Pentecost, we rejoice that “God cannot lie” (Titus 1:1-2). The same cannot be said of Hollywood. Read more... Maria Monk - Robert P. LockwoodAnti-Catholic newspapers were flourishing in the United States by the mid-1830s thanks to the wide appeal of a new genre: convent horror stories. Read more... Marian Miracles - Fr. Robert FoxMany astonishing miracles have taken place within the context of approved Marian apparitions. With these miracles there is always a message from Our Lady that each of us is invited to incorporate into our own spirituality. For this purpose we shall examine Guadalupe, Lourdes, and Fatima. Read more... Men of the church - Barbara KayIn the early days of feminism’s ascendance, a certain joke made the rounds — its theme remained constant, although the particulars varies — that never failed to raise a knowing chuckle. Read more... Monasteries and Madrassas: Five Myths About Christianity, Islam, and the Middle Ages - H.W. Crocker IIIDoes Islam need a Reformation? Not unless you think it would benefit from additional dollops of Puritanism; further encouragement to smash altars, stained glass, and other forms of “idolatry”; prodding to ban riotous celebrations like Christmas and Easter; and support for fundamentalist Islamic schools that insist on sola Korana and sola Sunnah. Read more... Mother Teresa's Dark Night of the Soul - Dinesh D’SouzaIn Christopher Hitchens' wickedly iconoclastic book The Missionary Position, Mother Teresa is portrayed as a self-satisfied dogmatist who never entertained any doubts. Read more... Mother Teresa’s darkness - Rev. Raymond de SouzaWhen Mother Teresa of Calcutta died 10 years ago, it was assumed that her path to official sainthood would be quick and uneventful. Read more... Natural Law from a Birmingham Jail - Ronald J. RychlakMartin Luther King's "Letter from a Birmingham Jail," was one of the finest modern appeals to natural law. Read more... New Pope's Name May Be Sign of Focus on Evangelizing Europe - Austin RuseAs a faithful Catholic I cannot begin to tell you how happy I am with the elevation of Joseph Ratzinger to the Chair of Peter. Pope Benedict XVI will be a powerful and important Pope. Please, everyone who reads this, of whatever faith, pray for this man who just had the weight of the world placed upon his shoulders. Read more... No truth. No freedom - Cardinal George PellWe usually take truth for granted in everyday life. We are hurt by lies (when we discover them). It helps when the doctor correctly diagnoses our illness. Truth matters. Read more... No wise man, and no great artist, leaves God out - Paul JohnsonI can perfectly well understand why someone should be an agnostic. But to be an atheist — to deny flatly and without qualification the existence of God — is to me wholly unsympathetic. Read more... Opus Dei: Introduction - John L. AllenIf you want a guiding metaphor for Opus Dei, the spiritual organization founded in Spain in 1928 by Saint Josemaría Escrivá that has become the most controversial force in Roman Catholicism, think of it as the Guinness Extra Stout of the Catholic Church. It's a strong brew, definitely an acquired taste, and clearly not for everyone. Read more... Pages: [<<] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 [>>] Pages Updated On: Wed Jan 11 2012 - 03:40:21
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