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Home: Core Subjects: Facts and Misconceptions: LINKS_PAGE Core Subjects: Facts and Misconceptions: LINKS_PAGEArticles:The Real History of the Crusades - Thomas F. MaddenThe crusades are quite possibly the most misunderstood event in European history. Most of what passes for public knowledge about it is either misleading or just plain wrong Read more... The Real Maria Monk - J. Bernard Delany, O.P."The Awful Disclosures of Maria Monk: the Hidden Secrets of a Nun's Life in a Convent Exposed" was first published in New York in 1836 and its aim is, as its title proclaims, to cast discredit on the Catholic Church and Catholics generally. Read more... The Religious Heritage of American Democracy - Joseph F. CostanzoAlthough there is a secularistic stream in the nation's history, it is not the only American tradition. Moreover, it is not the original American tradition and it is certainly not the genuine and authentic one. Read more... The Scopes Monkey Trial Revisited - Denyse O'LearyIn the summer of 1925, a small town in Tennessee became a hub of intense international interest when famed defence lawyer Clarence Darrow squared off against progressive politician William Jennings Bryan over a Tennessee law that forbade the teaching of the theory of evolution in schools. The really interesting part this story is the difference between what actually happened and how the case was presented later, particularly in the stage play and movie, Inherit the Wind. Read more... The Secret of Fatima - Congregation of the Doctrine of the FaithThe Congregation explains the first, second, and third parts of the “secret” of Fatima. Read more... The shadowy world of the “Illuminati” - Massimo IntrovigneMassimo Introvigne, of the Center for Studies on New Religions, gives some background on the mysterious Illuminati whom Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon tracks down in Angels & Demons. Read more... The truth about jihad - Amir TaheriWith the campaign to liberate Iraq victorious, it is, perhaps, time for Muslims to review the improper use, not to say outright abuse, of the term "Jihad." Read more... The Truth About the Spanish Inquisition - Thomas F. MaddenBecause it was both professional and efficient, the Spanish Inquisition kept very good records. Read more... The Two Americas - George WeigelBy the dawn's early light on Nov. 5, two distinct Americas hove into view. Read more... The Vatican and the Lefebvrists: Not a Negotiation - George WeigelThe conversations between Rome and Society of St. Pius X leaders are not negotiations, for there is nothing to be negotiated; nor is this a dialogue between equal partners. Read more... The Vatican’s Investigation of Women Religious in America - Father Robert BarronIn recent weeks, a number of angry voices have been raised to protest the Vatican’s initiative to investigate communities of American nuns. Read more... The West and the Rest - George WeigelIn his book, Without Roots, Pope Benedict XVI deplored the addiction to historical self-deprecation rampant at the higher altitudes of European cultural and intellectual life: a tendency to see in the history of the West only "the despicable and the destructive." Read more... The Wrong Explanations - Philip F. LawlerIf the bishops had been determined to conduct a thorough study of sexual abuse they might have done investigations into the backgrounds of the priests who were accused. Who were there friends among the clergy? Where had they been assigned? Did they share vacation cottages with other priests or bishops? Who had been their seminary teachers? Remarkably, the John Jay study did none of these things. Read more... The Young, the Fertile, and the Ambitious - Philip JenkinsAuthor Philip Jenkins discusses the demographic trends and religious movements that the elite don't notice. Read more... Those Terrible Middle Ages! Debunking the Myths – a book review - Helen M. Valois“The Church is absolutely medieval!” How often have we heard that remark? It is meant to convey that Catholicism has not kept up with the intellectual, technological, and social advances of modernity, and is merely a throwback to those vilified centuries we’ve been taught to call the “Dark Ages.” In Ignatius Press’ new release “ Those Terrible Middle Ages!” historian Regine Pernoud demonstrates that this attitude is not only mistaken about the Church, but about the Middle Ages as well. Read more... Those Uncaring Conservatives - Richard John NeuhausThe notion that liberals are caring and compassionate while conservatives are selfish and hard-hearted is still being peddled long after its sell-by date. Read more... To Fast Again - Eamon DuffyThe renewal inaugurated by the Second Vatican Council sprang in large part from the liberating discovery of the depth and variety of Catholic tradition. Yet paradoxically the post-conciliar reforms were sometimes implemented in a spirit of philistine dismissal of “tradition” as nothing more than the dead hand of the past. In shedding a past perceived as sterile and oppressive, much that was profound and life-giving was also lost. One of the saddest casualties of that process was the effective abolition of the Church’s ancient observances of fasting and abstinence. Read more... Trading the Gospel for the fads of politics - Father Raymond J. de SouzaTwo of the world’s most famous clergymen marked birthdays this past week — Archbishop Desmond Tutu turned 75 on Saturday, and the Reverend Jesse Jackson turned 65 the day after. Read more... Vatican Sets Record Straight on Sexual Abuse - Archbishop Silvano TomasiThe following facts were presented to the United Nations Human Rights Council on Sept. 22, 2009 by Archbishop Silvano Tomasi, the Holy See's permanent observer to the United Nations in Geneva. Read more... Violent Video Games - Michael Rich, MDMore than 3,500 research studies have examined the association between media violence and violent behavior; all but 18 have shown that the more violence you see, the more likely you are to be violent. Read more... Was Christianity Itself Responsible for the Nazi Holocaust? - Helen M. ValoisShould the Pope apologize for the Nazi Holocaust? Did Christian teaching, as is increasingly alleged, create cultural conditions that ultimately drove the Jews to their graves during the mid-20th century? Read more... Was Hitler a Christian? - Dinesh D’SouzaLeading atheists are arguing that Adolf Hitler and his Nazi regime were theist and specifically Christian. Read more... Ways out of the Christian ghetto - Joseph WeilerA Jewish scholar reflects on what can reverse the retreat of Christians before militant secularism. Read more... What Gene Robinson means - George WeigelWhile U.S. Episcopalians struggled through a difficult convention in Minneapolis last month, a Baltimore Sun reporter put the following lead on his story: “As they battled over confirmation of the nation’s first openly gay elected bishop — and wrestled with charges that he had engaged in sexual misconduct — a subtle subtext emerged in the public comments of some Episcopal clergy last week: We handle these issues differently than the Roman Catholic Church.” Read more... What Happened AFTER the Feast - Charles ColsonThanksgiving is just about my favorite holiday — a wonderful combination of family, faith, and American-style religious freedom. 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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