May 2003
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Jews and Christians, Hate and Forgiveness
During the course of his provocative essay “The Virtue of Hate” (February), Rabbi Meir Soloveichik refers to…
The Sounds of Religion in a Time of War
I write the day after military action was launched. What happens in the days and weeks ahead…
Life: Defining the Beginning by the End
What defines the beginning of human life? This question has been the topic of considerable legal and…
The Rebbe, the Messiah, and the Heresy Hunter
David Berger would seem an unlikely candidate for the role of heresy hunter. A mild-mannered professor of…
The Population of Hell
Sometimes the complaint is heard that no one preaches about hell any longer. The subject of hell,…
Visions of Eternity
Few problems have so vexed the human spirit over the centuries as those of aging and death.…
Three Meanings of Secular
It is said that we live in a secular society. But what is meant by “secular”? All…
The Necessary Mother
The baby was extra clingy today. At eighteen months, Monica has just this week cut two of…
Briefly Noted 53
The Future of Catholic Biblical Scholarship: A Constructive Conversation. By Luke Timothy Johnson and William S. Kurz,…
On the Natural History of Destruction
In the summer of 1943, the British Royal Air Force (with support from the Eighth Army Air…
A Merciful End: The Euthanasia Movement in Modern America
Judging from its unfortunate title, A Merciful End: The Euthanasia Movement in Modern America would appear to…
The Life of Pi
Good news came from across the Atlantic late last year. England’s most prestigious literary award”the Booker Prize”had…
The Mind and the Brain: Neuroplasticity and the Power of Mental Force
In the epilogue to Jeffrey Schwartz and Sharon Begley’s The Mind and the Brain: Neuroplasticity and the…
Friend, in the Desolate Time
Friend, in the desolate time, when your soul is enshrouded in darkness When, in a deep abyss,…
The Dark Night of Mother Teresa
On October 19, 2003, Mother Teresa of Calcutta (1910-1997) will be beatified in Rome. During the three-and-a-half-year…
