FRIDAY, MARCH 27, 2015 | Friday of the Fifth Week of Lent
ESSAYS and POSTS about the Shroud of Turin, ecclesial surreality, "Cinderella", Cardinal Pell, Ted Cruz, marriage in Ireland, Abp. Fulton Sheen, death penalty, Stephen King, and much more!
The Shroud: Not a Painting, Not a Scorch, Not a Photograph | Jim Graves | “One of my favorite testimonials as to the authenticity of the Shroud actually came from my Jewish mother.”
Ecclesial Surreality: Cardinal chastises priests for publicly supporting Church teaching | Carl E. Olson | Cardinal Nichols is apparently unhappy that 461 priests from England and Wales have publicly affirmed their support of "traditional doctrines regarding marriage".
Surprised by Cinderella | Michael Jameson | The most refreshing thing about this Disney film is that, at several turns, it portrays a world in which the virtuous choice is the beautiful choice.
Back in Prison, Mary Wagner Inspires Pro-Lifers World-Wide | Dorothy Cummings McLean | Imprisoned once again for witnessing to life in abortion clinics, the Canadian activist’s influence is spreading to some surprising places.
The Indomitable, and Effective, Cardinal Pell | George Weigel | Under the Australian cardinal’s leadership, the Vatican bank has been cleaned up and cleaned out.
Freedom, Rights, and the Cruz Announcement | Fr. James V. Schall, SJ | Sen. Ted Cruz seems unaware that almost all of the issues he opposes were originally argued in the name of the same nominal “freedom” he advocates.
Ideals and Norms | Russell Shaw | You can affirm the truth of a moral doctrine while at the same time undercutting it in practice—by treating the doctrine as an ideal rather than a norm.
Camping Anyone? Gender Theory, Personhood, and Catholicism | Michael G. | We are witnessing one of the greatest social engineering feats of our time.
Confusion in Ireland as 'Marriage Equality' Referendum Approaches | Michael Kelly | Changes in ambiguous wording, tepid warnings from Catholic bishops, and deep concerns about children are part of the tense lead-up to May 22nd vote.
Stephen King: Best-Selling Author, Horror Novelist—and Christian Moralist? | Anne Hendershott & Daniel Kempton | In some important ways, King provides the last bastion of biblical morality in popular fiction.
Fulton Sheen's Intense Life of Holiness Worthy of Sainthood, Biographer Writes | Joseph M. Hanneman | Thomas C. Reeves, author of "America's Bishop: The Life and Times of Fulton J. Sheen", has written a final chapter, now available for free online.
Catholicism and the Ideological Temptation | James Kalb | The Church's mission is to proclaim the truth about man and the world—a mission which comes ahead of political alliances for limited goods that are quite obviously intertwined with intrinsic evils.
To Be, Or Not Be (Human) | Jerry Salyer | Charles Rubin's "Eclipse of Man" demonstrates the right way for scholars to grapple with the multi-faceted questions raised by advances in biotechnology, robotics, and computing.
Pope Francis says the death penalty is "inadmissible". Is he right? | Carl E. Olson | Some thoughts on the Holy Father's recent remarks to a delegation from the International Commission against the Death Penalty.
Kenneth Branagh's Very Christian Cinderella | Fr. Robert Barron | This Cinderella is not only free of ideological agendas, it reflects a deeply Christian vision of sin, love, and salvation.
The Priest vs. The Blogger: A Case in Canadian Conflict | Dorothy Cummings McLean | A four-year-long battle of accusatory e-mails between blogger David Domet and Fr. Thomas Rosica appears to be settled--for now.
A Mission of Love | George Weigel | The months leading up to the World Meeting of Families this September should be a time when Catholics ponder the full, rich meaning of marriage and the family.
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“Beloved”: The Mystery and Meaning of Marriage, Explained | Bill Maguire | From the creators of Symbolon comes a visually beautiful and theologically profound series on the joys and challenges of marriage.
Conflict and confusion over capital punishment | Carl E. Olson | A joint editorial demanding that "capital punishment must end" ignores a wealth of Church teaching and fails to address some foundational issues.
Keeping Catholic schools Catholic | George Weigel | We should be grateful for the courageous leadership shown by Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone, whose San Francisco archdiocese is arguably ground zero of the culture war.
From Atheism to Catholicism, By Way of Truth and Beauty | CWR Staff | “All the different threads of my inquiries,” says Dr. Holly Ordway, “when followed up, led me to the same place: the Catholic Church.”
A "Down Under" Perspective on the International Theological Commission | John Paul Shimek | The Australian theologian and author Tracey Rowland discusses synods, cardinals, popes, theological issues—and being called a “strawberry” by Pope Francis.
Bishops in Brussels: A Rear-view Mirror Vision of the World | William Kilpatrick | Conference of European Justice and Peace Commissions's outdated warnings on the dangers of nationalism miss the larger threat of Islamic internationalism.
Foundless Francis Fantasies | Dr. Adam A. J. DeVille | Young leftist Elizabeth Stoker Bruenig is the latest breathless fan cheering madly at the 2015 running of the Ultramontane Sweeps.
Cardinal Francis Arinze on Radical Discipleship and the Consecrated Life | CWR Staff | The Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments discusses the origin, nature, and purpose of the consecrated life
Chesterton the Poet | Michael J. Lichens | Although often overlooked today, G. K. Chesterton's wide-ranging poetry has been praised by atheist Christopher Hitchens, novelist Graham Greene, and poet W. H. Auden.
No fighting God | George Weigel | It is Job who, in the end, refuses to cram the divine will and purpose onto the procrustean bed of human wisdom.
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