June 05, 2005 - Issue #74
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Aneel Aranha
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The Blind-Obedience Myth
by Michael Novak
In an otherwise reasonably fair-minded front-pager in the Sunday New York Times, Richard Bernstein and Daniel Wakin write that as a young professor in 1968 Cardinal Ratzinger, now Pope Benedict XVI, began to insist on "unquestioned obedience" to the authority of Rome. That phrase is a residue of unexamined anti-Catholic bigotry. It is an insult. Its aim can only be to make the new pope look stupidly dogmatic. Read more


For Better of For Worse #32
A Eucharistic Family by Fr. Peter deSousa


Perspectives #10
A 12-Step Program for TV Addicts by Fr. John McCloskey


Straight Answers #46
Whose Homily Is It? by Fr. William Saunders


Pro-Life #16
The Cure by Steve Koob


Take A Break
Jesus at the Beach by Randy Hofman


The HSI Discipleship Program
Discipleship 101 by St. Francis of Assisi Church, J.A.


Music Guide #20: Matt Redman
Think About It #23: What Fruit Do You Bear?
The Pope Speaks #29: Forgive, And Be Forgiven
Prayer for the Month #4: Aid of Refugees
Growing Pains #9: Maturity

Bible Stories #42: Joseph and the Silver Cup
Questions #41: Why Didn't God Just Forgive Everybody?
Fables #35: The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse
Things2Make #8: Rain Stick
Lighthouse #8: About Moms, Friends and Pastimes!