Since the so-called sexual revolution in the 1960s confusion about human sexuality has proliferated, especially in the United States. What traditionally was recognized as an immutable part of the essential core of our being became, in the eyes of many, an extraneous factor that could…
Author: Dana Robinson
X-ian
Some readers may remember when the cheerful greeting “Happy Holidays” became a popular and convenient replacement for the traditional “Merry Christmas”. The intent was seemingly harmless as the former was indefinite enough to include reference to Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, and New Year celebrations. The same principle…
Trado, tradere, tradidi….
“Education is simply the soul of a society as it passes from one generation to another”. Contemplating this quotation, readers who remember their high school Latin might recall having to conjugate the verb ‘tradere’, the translation of which is ‘to hand over’ or ‘to hand…
Not by Bread Alone
Since its inception twenty-six years ago the donors of the National Catholic Community Foundation have requested thousands of grants be made with an aggregate value exceeding $30 million. To appreciate the geographic dispersion of these grants and the wide variety of recipients Readers might visit…
American Federation Pueri Cantores
Mid-Atlantic Pueri Cantores Youth Choral Festival and Mass celebrated by Cardinal Gregory. An exciting and promising development is underway in this country. Growing numbers of parents, grandparents and choir directors throughout the nation are being touched by the ineffable power of children and young adults…
Pro-choice….Anti-discrimination
The media is abuzz with rumors that extraterrestrial beings are monitoring our planet. Surely, if these visitors are even nominally intelligent, they must be amused by us homo sapiens and our habit of linguistic contradiction. Consider the popular uses of the terms pro-choice and discrimination. …
Edmundite Missions
A compelling example of philanthropy as the outreach of God’s love is the work of the Edmundite Missions in Selma, Alabama. It is an especial pleasure to bring this apostolate to the attention of our readers because the President and C.E.O. of the Edmusndite Missions…
Noun or verb?
Are you a logophilic nerd? Are you inebriated by verbal nuance, troubled by the mutability in the meaning of words? If so, have no fear. You’re not alone and your condition may be instructive. For instance, it is illustrative to consider the different implications of…
Teaching Spiritual Things Spiritually
Because of their interest in the works of the Church around the world, our donors are aware of the vibrant growth the faith is experiencing in the southern hemisphere. Parish communities are expanding, churches are bursting at the seams during Sunday liturgies, and – especially…
Rebounding the Course of Evolution
“Do we accept the idea, strongly supported by fact, that the individual man cannot achieve his wholeness….except in solidarity with all other men, present, past and future? If we do, the awareness aroused in us of being a responsible element in a rebounding course of…