Catholic Insight back issues from June 2007:
The task before us.(THE TRUTH WILL MAKE YOU FREE (JOHN 8:23))(ABORTION)(Editorial)
Jun 01, 2007; ... The National Post's May 5, 2007 front-page story, continued inside on pages 10 and 11, carried the title, in large letters, "How did abortion, that most contentious of issues, become one that is simply not discussed publicly?" Vertically woven through the title from left to right was "THE ...
From Dominick Lobo re Purgatory.(Letter to the editor)
Jun 01, 2007 ... I admire Fr. Ted Colleton. And I would be delighted to add to his column "What to think of Purgatory" (C.I., Nov. 2006, pp. 12-14) by pointing out additional Biblical passages. Jesus defined Purgatory in Mt. 5:25-26 and Mt. 18:21-35 as "Prison where you will not be released ...
From James Paterson re democracy.(Letter to the editor)
Jun 01, 2007 ... On page 5 of the February 2007 issue of Catholic Insight you have a letter sent by a reader from Port au Port, NL in which he states his frustration with our political system that does not fairly represent its constituents. Your reply to his letter states that while democracy is not a ...
From Lise Anglin re avarice.(Letter to the editor)
Jun 01, 2007 ... In his admirable article in the March issue (pp. 39-40), David Brattston summarizes early Church teaching on avarice and greed. An additional source of reflection on the same topic can be found in The War Against Being and the Return to God by James Larson, Joe Bourbeau Press, Hampton MN, ...
From Father Carl Matthews, S.J.(Letter to the editor)
Jun 01, 2007 ... As a long-time fan of Catholic Insight, I was delighted to read two articles in the March issue: Doug McManaman's "Celebrating great teachers," by name no less ....
From Anne E. Rooney re "Elections" series.(Letter to the editor)
Jun 01, 2007 ... Again, thank you for your superb magazine every month. You asked us for ideas re "Elections." I've thought and prayed and I suppose my contribution is more or less like others. May I say, before continuing, that what you have written and everything you have done in the cause of Life could ...
From Fr. Cyril Robitaille with questions about democracy.(Letter to the editor)
Jun 01, 2007 ... Your magazine continues to impress, and is the object of discussion when we get together; the articles provide ample thought-provoking inspiration, and lately have caused us to consider several fundamental questions: Can democracy be established by force of arms? The ...
From Stephen Volk re April 2007.(Letter to the editor)
Jun 01, 2007 ... What a powerful, powerful issue was the April 2007 Catholic Insight. It soberly and ominously brought to mind the friend of Cardinal Pacelli, Germany's Msgr. von Galen, who was raised to the purple after Cardinal Pacelli's accession to the papal throne as Pius XII. In 1936, ...
From Judith Jung re Cardinal Carter Academy.(Letter to the editor)
Jun 01, 2007 ... I have recently read the article regarding Cardinal Carter Academy for the Arts in the April edition of Catholic Insight. I believe that it contains several inaccurate statements which will mislead your readers. It also contains several implications and insinuations which are not ...
From a very worried mom re Canadian army.(Letter to the editor)
Jun 01, 2007 ... My 20-year old son is determined to join the Canadian Armed Forces shortly, as an infantryman. I am concerned about his faith. Is it possible for a new recruit to keep his Catholic faith? Is there anyone out there who has just gone through basic training who can tell me exactly ...
Open letter from John Nabeen to Mr. Alphonse Ainsworth, General Secretary, Ontario Conference of Catholic Bishops.(Letter to the editor)
Jun 01, 2007 ... Almost from the moment the Fully Alive program began to be introduced into grades 1 and 2 of our Catholic elementary schools in 1988 (following pilot programs in 1986), and continuing through 1992-3 when it reached grade 8, concerned parents and other Catholics have been expressing their ...
Body, blood, soul and divinity.(Column)
Jun 01, 2007; ... Because magazines operate the way they do, I must write my June column at the end of April. I'm thinking ahead to Corpus Christi, but we've just passed "Vocation Sunday," and of course they're related, because we can't have one without the other. As was undoubtedly the case in ...
Let's talk about what really constitutes a counter-culture.(Jars of Clay )(Column)
Jun 01, 2007; ... Late last year upon the release of their seventh studio album, Good Monsters, Jars of Clay were dismissed in a snide 120-word review by Daryl Sterdan, the Winnipeg-based music critic for the Sun Media newspapers. Following far lengthier, better informed and more positive reviews of new ...
India turns the corner.(sex selection abortion in India)(Column)
Jun 01, 2007; ... In the year 2000 India joined China as the only countries whose population exceeds one billion people. China, a Communist country, has tried to slow population growth by a one-child policy, ruthlessly enforced. India, a predominantly Hindu country (although with residual Judeo-Christian ...
Philosophy is once again on life-support.
Jun 01, 2007; ... Philosophy has had a roller coaster history. It has not, by any stretch of the imagination, enjoyed the smooth and steady trajectory known to the sciences. Whatever progress it enjoys is momentary and quickly offset by some form of regression that often threatens to be fateful. ...
The Mass and the microphone.
Jun 01, 2007; ... It is one of the greatest problems facing the liturgy as it is practised today. It is inextricably cemented into the current version of the Mass. It is there for all to experience, and yet it goes unperceived. The problem--and if you think about it, it makes sense--is the ...
Indian Christian 'untouchables' face social monsters.
Jun 01, 2007; ... The Tsunami of December 2005 devastated their lives. Now the official apathy is driving them to the edge. John Mary, a 45-year-old Dalit Christian, is knocking doors for help. But being an 'untouchable' Christian, she like hundreds of others in southern Indian states is being denied ...
Sacramentum caritatis: a reflection.(Vatican)
Jun 01, 2007 ... Rome -- "The sacrament of charity, the Holy Eucharist, is the gift that Jesus Christ makes of himself, thus revealing to us God's infinite love for every man and woman." These are the opening words of Pope Benedict XVI's Apostolic Exhortation Sacramentum caritatis, "the sacrament of love." ...
Confessions permitted on Good Friday and Holy Saturday.(Vatican)
Jun 01, 2007 ... Rome -- Father John Zuhlsdorf writes as follows: "For many years priests and people were incorrectly told by liturgists and chancery officials that it was forbidden to hear Confessions on Good Friday. They inaccurately cited the rubrics in the Missale Romanum in defence of this false ...
Catholic/Anglican unity misrepresented.(Great Britain)(Brief article)
Jun 01, 2007 ... London -- A February 19 article by London Times reporter Ruth Gledhill presented information, supposedly leaked to her, of an international Anglican-Roman Catholic Commission for Unity and Mission (IARCCUM) document with radical proposals to unite the two churches under the Pope's ...
Mexico City legalizes abortion.(Mexico)
Jun 01, 2007 ... Mexico City -- Despite opposition from Catholic church leaders, including Pope Benedict XVI himself, as well as leaders of the Anglican and Greek Orthodox churches and Mexican President Felipe Calderon, among others, Mexico City's lawmakers on April 24, 2007 approved a contentious bill to ...
Abuja--in Nigeria, Catholic bishops urged the government to ensure the April 2007 elections are free and fair in a statement on the theme "Good Governance, Democracy and Christian responsibility".(Nigeria)(Brief article)
Jun 01, 2007 ... Abuja -- In Nigeria, Catholic bishops urged the government to ensure the April 2007 elections are free and fair in a statement on the theme "Good Governance, Democracy and Christian responsibility" (Catholic Info Service for Africa, Mar. 6, 2007). These elections will either increase or ...
Protect school children from homosexual propaganda.(Poland)
Jun 01, 2007 ... Warsaw -- The Polish ministry of education is taking measures to protect children from being propagandized by homo sexual political activists while on school property, Polish Radio reports. The ministry of education has prepared a bill that would subject school headmasters to disciplinary ...
General sparks controversy by denouncing homosexual acts.(United States)(Peter Pace)
Jun 01, 2007 ... Washington, D.C. -- Marine General Peter Pace, the chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, sparked a controversy when he told the editorial board of the Chicago Tribune newspaper that, "I believe homosexual acts between two individuals are immoral and that we should not condone immoral ...
Dissident priest jailed.(Vietnam)(Fr. Thaddeus Nguyen Van Ly)(Brief article)
Jun 01, 2007 ... Hue -- Associated Press correspondent Ben Stocking reports that Catholic priest Fr. Thaddeus Nguyen Van Ly has been sentenced to eight years imprisonment for "anti-government activities." Father Ly is a founder of the Vietnam Progression Party which seeks ties with foreign democracy ...
Courage in the face of tyranny: Archbishop Pius Ncube and President Robert Mugabe.(Zimbabwe)
Jun 01, 2007 ... Harare -- President Robert Mugabe, who has gradually turned into a ruthless dictator, has governed Zimbabwe since 1980. He seems to have no intention of turning over the reins to democratic forces in the country. Pius Ncube, Archbishop of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, is a leading Catholic cleric ...
Media welcomes Toronto's Archbishop Collins.(Canada)(Most Reverend Thomas Collins)
Jun 01, 2007 ... Toronto -- Most Rev. Thomas Collins, 60, who was installed as tenth archbishop of Toronto on January 30, 2007, and is known as an accessible pastor, good teacher, and man of deep prayer, has been well received by the media. "He's intensely clever, entirely humble, refreshingly orthodox and ...
Ministry to Catholic singles.(Canada)(Toronto Catholic Singles Meetup )(Brief article)
Jun 01, 2007 ... Toronto -- A new ministry to Catholic singles was launched in Toronto in September 2006. The Toronto Catholic Singles Meetup is a non-profit social club for Catholic singles of all ages. It was founded by Nipa Mukerji, a Catholic parishioner in North York, for all the parishes of the ...
Residential schools settlement moves forward; new problems about tuberculosis.(Canada)
Jun 01, 2007 ... Ottawa -- On March 8, 2007 nine provincial and territorial courts approved a revised Indian Residential Schools Settlement. It is due to be implemented by the fall of 2007 and will end up costing a total of $4 to 5 billion. It will be the largest aboriginal claim in Canadian history. About ...
Vancouver Sun: kill more babies.(Canada)
Jun 01, 2007 ... Vancouver -- The Vancouver Sun newspaper--part of the Asper family's CanWest media conglomerate and not part of Sun Media--published a lengthy, abortion-promoting article in its March 15, 2007 edition: "Rural women still face abortion hurdles." Coming in the wake of census figures showing ...
The need to reclaim catholic social teaching.
Jun 01, 2007; ... Catholic social teaching is a magnificent body of doctrine that stems from the Church's understanding of herself as Christ's Bride redeemed, as his Mystical Body vivified by the Holy Spirit. Her rich social doctrine exhibits continuity with every other aspect of her formulated teaching, ...
The future of Canada: the election--Part V: Section A.(Editorial)
Jun 01, 2007; ... This section, like the previous issues', attempts to discover the larger trends in Canadian social and political life. First, in the recent Quebec election, Mario Dumont's more conservative party, the ADQ, went From 5 seats in the National Assembly to 41 and took second place ....
Correction.(Correction notice)
Jun 01, 2007 ... Correction: In our February 2007 edition, we published a lengthy table of how MPs have voted on samesex 'marriage" motions. We also indicated which MPs are Catholic. We missed two of ...
The future of Canada: the election--Part V: Section B.(Editorial)
Jun 01, 2007; ... The first news report is about a meeting of the Catholic Organization for Life and Family. Here, the participants were made aware how Fast the legal challenges against opponents of same-sex "marriage" are developing. It appears that this was something they had not much thought about ...
The future of Canada: the election--Part V: Section C.(Editorial)
Jun 01, 2007; ... As in earlier editions, Section C, concentrates on the philosophical and spiritual side of the battle between the Culture of Life and the Culture of Death, the struggle For the interests of the Family and true marriage against the Forces of disintegration and nihilism. Richard ...
Enduring Faith: a history of Saint Patrick's Parish, Ottawa 1855-2005.(Book review)
Jun 01, 2007; ... Enduring Faith A History of Saint Patrick's Parish, Ottawa 1855-2005 WRITTEN BY Fred McEvoy PUBLISHED By Saint Paticks Basilica, Ottawa, 2006 ISBN: 0-9782285-0-2, Hardcover, pp. 280, $29.95 CND In 1995, Pope John Paul II named the parish of St. Patrick in Ottawa a minor ...
Who Really Cares? The Surprising Truth about Compassionate Conservatism.(Critical essay)
Jun 01, 2007; ... Who Really Cares? The Surprising Truth about Compassionate Conservatism WRITTEN BY Arthur C. Brooks PUBLISHED BY Basic Books, New York, 2006 ISBN: 0465008216, Hardcover, pp. 256, $29.50 CND How often do you hear claims from the highly vocal liberal left that their call for ...
Gentle Regrets: thoughts from a life.(Book review)
Jun 01, 2007; ... Gentle Regrets Thoughts from a life WRITTEN BY Roger Scruton PUBLISHED BY Continuum International Publishing Group, 2005 ISBN: 0826471315, Hardcover, pp. 248, $36.50 CND Dr. Roger Scruton was effectively driven out of British academic life because he is a conservative; in short ...
McLuhan Way: in search of the truth.(Movie review)(Brief article)
Jun 01, 2007; ... McLuhan Way In search of the truth PRODUCED BY Masterworks, Toronto, 2006 Length: 42 minutes (www.deiren.com) In this era, when the popular culture seems to have accepted the premise that there is a fundamental conflict between faith and reason, this video documentary ...
The Heart of Motherhood: Finding Holiness in the Catholic Home.(Critical essay)
Jun 01, 2007; ... The Heart of Motherhood Finding Holiness in the Catholic Home WRITTEN BY Donna O'Boyle Published by Crossroad Publishing Company, New York, 2006, ISBN: 0824524039, Softcover, pp. 160, $18.95 CND The search for a meaningful present for a daughter, grandaughter, relative or friend ...