May 2004
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May Letters
Europe’s Problem or Ours? George Weigel’s provocative article, “Europe’s Problem”and Ours” (February) was interesting to me for…
The Catholic Reform
The Public Square The cover of the 150-page report of the National Review Board (NRB) is deep…
How Richard Rorty Found Religion
Richard Rorty’s Aversion to traditional religion and religious belief is well known. In 2000, for example, he…
The Rebirth of Apologetics
Over the centuries, Christian theology has exerted itself to keep the proper balance. Faith, besides being a…
World Order: What Catholics Forgot
It is no secret that late 2002 and early 2003”the months just before an American-led coalition deposed…
Russia: Religion on a Leash
To those who value stability above all other political goods, Russia should look more attractive now than…
The Politics of Partisan Neutrality
Americans who want to understand conflicts between Democrats and Republicans during the election season have received precious…
When Theology & Rhetoric Embrace
A Tale of a Tub , published anonymously in 1704, was the first of Jonathan Swift’s great…
Credo: Historical and Theological Guide to Creeds and Confessions of Faith in the Christian Tradition
In 1844 Philip Schaff, a Swiss church historian, to the surprise of his academic colleagues, accepted a…
Culture and the Thomist Tradition: After Vatican II
Tracey Rowland, Dean of the John Paul II Institute for Marriage and Family in Melbourne, Australia, has…
Briefly Noted 20
Hitler and the Vatican: Inside the Secret Archives That Reveal the Complete Story of the Nazis and…
Waugh Abroad: Collected Travel Writing
The year 2003 marked the centenary of the birth of Evelyn Waugh, which Knopf has chosen to…
The Threshold of Verse
The Poetry of John Paul II-Roman Triptych: Meditations Translated by Jerzy Peterkiewicz United States Conference of Catholic…
American Judaism: A History
This year marks the 350th anniversary of Jewish settlement in North America. In 1654, twenty-three Jews arrived…
Olber’s Paradox
The heavens hold more stars than earth has grains Of sand, and given time, each tiny sun…
