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Home: Core Subjects: Facts and Misconceptions: LINKS_PAGE Core Subjects: Facts and Misconceptions: LINKS_PAGEArticles:The Dark Night of Mother Teresa - Carol ZaleskiMother Teresa was a classic Christian mystic whose inner life was burned through by the fire of charity, and whose fidelity was tested and purified by an intense trial of faith, a true dark night of the soul. Read more... The Death of Darwinism - George Sim JohnstonNo book has so profoundly affected the way modem man views himself than Charles Darwin’s Origin of Species, first published in 1859. The notion that man is the product of a blind, materialist process which did not have him in mind is part of the intellectual air everyone breathes. Read more... The dispute between Galileo and the Catholic Church - Donald DeMarcoThe conflict between the Church and Galileo was not between a progressive scientist and a backward clergy, or between a blameless individual and an authoritarian Church. This paper is an attempt to examine the pertinent ideas, issues, and personalities in the Galileo affair and by trying to understand these, shed some light on what was at the very heart of the dispute between Galileo and the Catholic Church. Read more... The end of Anglicanism? - Father Raymond J. de SouzaApostolicam. It’s not a word that often appears in the paper, but there it was on Tuesday as the Post printed the entire Nicene Creed in Latin, apropos of an article on sacred music. Read more... The Fable of 'Pope Joan' - Re. William SaundersOne of the television networks recently ran a program about Pope Joan. The television show was not very clear about whether this story was true or not. What is the Straight Answer here? Read more... The facts of crucifixion - Robert GidleyThis article is disturbing — there is nothing pleasant about crucifixion. However, having an understanding of crucifixion helps us understand what Jesus went through on the day of his death. This article is based on various articles written by medical doctors, including a study by the Mayo Clinic published in the Journal of the American Medical Association in 1989. Read more... The Galileo Affair - George Sim JohnstonSince the Galileo case is one of the historical bludgeons that are used to beat on the Church — the other two being the Crusades and the Spanish Inquisition — it is important that Catholics understand exactly what happened between the Church and that very great scientist. A close look at the facts puts to rout almost every aspect of the reigning Galileo legend. Read more... The Galileo Affair - George Sim JohnstonThe Galileo affair is the one stock argument used to show that science and Catholic dogma are antagonistic. While Galileo's eventual condemnation was certainly unjust a close look at the facts puts to rout almost every aspect of the reigning Galileo legend. Read more... The Galileo Legend - Thomas LesslThe extent to which people are mislead by the Galileo legend first began to dawn on me several years ago when I was teaching a doctoral seminar in the history of rhetoric — my own academic field. Read more... The Gift of Fear - Douglas McManamanTo sweeten the harder points of the Gospel might appear more positive and inviting, but such theology is dangerous and negligent. Read more... The Gospel of Judas - Rev. Thomas Williams, L.C.The National Geographic Society has announced its intentions to publish an English translation of an ancient text called The Gospel of Judas later this month. Read more... The Importance of Christian Names - Father Roger LandryOn January 9, after baptizing 21 infants in the Sistine Chapel on the feast of the Baptism of the Lord, Pope Benedict captured international headlines for reminding Catholic parents throughout the world that they should be choosing Christian names for their children. Read more... The Inquisition - FR. WILLIAM G. MOSTThis topic is a favorite for attacking the Church. We need to remember two things: 1) Actions are not the same as teachings. 2) The abuses were much less than most people think. Read more... The iPhone App and the Return to Confession - Father Robert BarronThe practice of sacramental confession in the Catholic Church dropped off precipitously and practically overnight about forty years ago. Read more... The John Jay Report - Brad MinerThe headline at the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops website: “John Jay College Reports No Single Cause, Predictor of Clergy Abuse” So after all the years, money, and study, are we to conclude there is no conclusion? Read more... The Judas Code - Fr. Raymond de SouzaIn the year 4006, an enterprising team from Global Geographic announces that experts in late second-millennium languages and data retrieval have pieced together an authentic copy of the longrumoured-to-exist Da Vinci Code. Read more... The Learning Curve - Philip F. LawlerClerical abuse had been recognized for centuries as a grievous but fortunately uncommon failing. In previous ages, when it came to light Church leaders were inclined to deal with it openly and to punish abusers severely. Read more... The Myth of Religious Tolerance - Father Thomas D. Williams, LCA respect for religious freedom stands head and shoulders above a supposed tolerance for religious belief — with the relativism, indifference, and subtle disdain for religion it so often comprises. Read more... The Next Christianity - Philip JenkinsIn looking back over the enormous changes wrought by the twentieth century, Western observers may have missed the most dramatic revolution of all. While secular movements like communism, feminism, and environmentalism have gotten the lion’s share of our attention, the explosive southward expansion of Christianity in Africa, Asia, and Latin America has barely registered on Western consciousness. Nor has the globalization of Christianity – and the enormous religious, political, and social consequences it portends – been properly understood. Read more... The Papacy and Galileo - Patrick MadridMany have unwittingly embraced the myth that Galileo Galilei, a 17th-century Italian astronomer, discovered the heliocentricity of the solar system and, because his discovery conflicted with Catholic teaching, was tortured until he recanted. All this is pure fabrication. Read more... The Pope, The Rabbi and Condoms - Dr. Laura SchlessingerDuring his recent African trip, Pope Benedict XVI said that the distribution of condoms would not resolve the AIDS problem. Read more... The Pope’s New Feminism - Mary Ann GlendonA vigorous proponent in international settings of social and economic justice for women, especially poor women, the Catholic Church has been a tireless voice for those whose voices are seldom heard in the corridors of power. Without glossing over the criticisms, this article provides evidence of an enviable historical record of concern for women by the Church. Read more... The Power of the Third Commandment - Patrick FaganIt's little known to the public or to elite commentators in the national discourse. But an amazing phenomenon has been uncovered in the social sciences: the more frequently Americans worship the better they do on every observable outcome measured to date. Read more... The Problem with Self-Esteem - Paul C. VitzSelf-esteem is a deeply secular concept, and not one with which Christians should be particularly involved. Read more... The Quarrel the Evolutionists Started - Janine LanganFollowing Pope John Paul II's 1996 statement that the theory of evolution is “more than just a hypothesis,” newspapers around the world published articles wrongly asserting that the Church had finally come around and withdrawn its opposition to the theory. Read more... 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