Crisis Magazine e-Letter

crisismagazine e-letter     Crisis Magazine Has Returned! May 13, 2011 — It was not so easy for a Catholic in the early 1980s to advocate for a free society. While much of the nation welcomed the conservative shift President Reagan brought to U.S. policy, the American Catholic bishops were not among them. Those Catholics whose common-sense politics leaned right found themselves isolated in their larger faith community and were frequently treated like dissenters from doctrine, with the kind of episcopal enthusiasm one would have liked to see aimed at real dissenters. // READ MORE     Does The Church Condemn Capitalism? KEVIN SCHMIESING The headline of a report on a recent survey summed up its findings: “Capitalism Against Christianity, Americans Believe.” Is that good news or bad news? What should Catholics think? Does Catholic social teaching imply opposition to capitalism? Got Monks? Our monks seek God, while our students seek Truth. No wonder they end up in the same place:  Belmont Abbey College. This 130-year old "Catholic College of the Carolinas" might be exactly what you or your student-aged children are looking for. CLICK HERE for more information. Your Holiness, It is Time for a Theologian Who Is Not Clamoring for Women Deacons to Write an Open Letter to You Daniel G. Van Slyke Your Holiness: Forgive me for taking so long to write this letter. As you well know from your many years of service in the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, since the late 1960s it has been fashionable for theologians to write open letters critical of the doctrine and discipline of the Catholic Church. Lest you be tempted to despair regarding the state of the theological guild in North America, I write to assure you that not all self-professed Catholic educators agree with these highly publicized diatribes against the perennial teaching and practice of the Church. Pope's New Book on Jesus a NYT's Best-Seller! Pope Benedict's new book, JESUS OF NAZARETH: Holy Week, hit #10 on the NY Times best-seller list only 3 days after its release. It makes for perfect spiritual reading! Order your copy today and be deeply inspired by the Pope's insights on the decisive words and events in the last days of Jesus' life.   CLICK HERE for details. Amnesty Equals Abortion John Zmirak Private Charity Versus Government Welfare Rev. C. J. McCloskey III Five Things Every Catholic Business Person Should Know Dawn Carpenter   Getting it Wrong on the "SlutWalk" Zoe Romanowsky How To Ruin Golf Todd M. Aglialoro Sojourners Doesn't Know 'What Jesus Would Cut' Shawn Ritenour

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