This is an index of all files in the EWTN "Humanities" Document Library as of 6/14/2007 sorted by library and titleLIBRARY - FILENAME - TITLE AUTHOR DESCIPTION 1. Humanities - ZRERMATR.HTM - Rerum Novarum to Mater et Magistra ZENIT This is an adapted excerpt of an address by Father Jose Vidamor B. Yu given 29 Sept. 2003 at the theologians videoconference organized by the Vatican Congregation for Clergy. Three papal encyclicals, Rerum Novarum, Quadragesimo Anno, and Mater et Magistra, are examined at a glance for their social teaching. CAPITALISM MARXISM SOCIALISM LABOR SUBSIDIARITY CLASS STRUGGLE AGRICULTURE SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY PERSON DIGNITY HUMAN RIGHTS FREEDOM 2. Humanities - RELFREED.TXT - 200 Years of Misunderstanding Religious Freedom Rev. Robert A. Mclaughlin Article by Rev. McLaughlin ends the 'separation of Church and state' debate in the media and state universities forever. From Journal of the Catholic Campus Ministry Assn., Vol.3, April 1992, pp.14-16. MCLAUGHLIN CONSTITUTION CHURCH STATE CONGRESS SUPREME COURT 3. Humanities - CHESLITN.HTM - A Little Litany G. K. Chesterton A short poem by Chesterton, in which he marvels at the relationship between the Divine Child and His Mother. Inspired by the Litany of Loreto. INCARNATION 4. Humanities - FR93207.TXT - A Philosophical Critical Analysis of Recent Ape-Language Studies Dennis Bonnette, PH.D. The purpose of this article is to enquire whether, in the face of evidence gained from recent ape-language studies, it is still possible to delineate clearly between human intellectual life and brute sentient life _ to refute the claims of the sensist philosophers who would reduce all human knowledge and activities to the level of mere sensation and sense appetite. 5. Humanities - FR93207.ZIP - A Philosophical Critical Analysis of Recent Ape-Language Studies Dennis Bonnette, PH.D. The purpose of this article is to enquire whether, in the face of evidence gained from recent ape-language studies, it is still possible to delineate clearly between human intellectual life and brute sentient life _ to refute the claims of the sensist philosophers who would reduce all human knowledge and activities to the level of mere sensation and sense appetite. 6. Humanities - APCHR.TXT - Approach to Christian Sculpture Dom Hubert Van Zeller Published in 1959 by Sheed & Ward. Produces an introduction, not only to Christian sculpture, but to a general Christian aesthetics. Gives guidelines such as art should not be confused with the sentimental, the gaudy or spectacular. 7. Humanities - APCHR.ZIP - Approach to Christian Sculpture Dom Hubert Van Zeller Published in 1959 by Sheed & Ward. Produces an introduction, not only to Christian sculpture, but to a general Christian aesthetics. Gives guidelines such as art should not be confused with the sentimental, the gaudy or spectacular. 8. Humanities - ZCHAPWMN.HTM - Archbishop Chaput on Women and the Culture of Life ZENIT Denver's Archbishop Charles Chaput gave this address on the role of women in building a culture of life. Delivered on 19 October 2003, it was the Centennial Lecture of the Catholic Daughters of the Americas, at the Catholic University of America. "The genius of every woman is to love; to protect and nourish the lives entrusted to her; and to support the full development of life in others." ABORTION HISTORY FREEDOM EQUALITY FAMILY 9. Humanities - MYTHINQU.HTM - Beyond the Myth of The Inquisition: Ours Is the Golden Age Brian Van Hove, S.J. Enlightening article about the Inquistion which debunks the prevailing belief that the Catholic Church used it as a tool to crush its enemies. This article was taken from the Winter 1992 issue of "Faith & Reason". BLACK LEGEND CONVERSOS JEWS MOORS ANTI-SEMITISM RACISM MARRANOS MORISCOS CATHARS ALBIGENSIANS HERESY 10. Humanities - MYTHINQU.ZIP - Beyond the Myth of The Inquisition: Ours Is the Golden Age Brian Van Hove, S.J. Enlightening article about the Inquistion which debunks the prevailing belief that the Catholic Church used it as a tool to crush its enemies. This article was taken from the Winter 1992 issue of "Faith & Reason". BLACK LEGEND CONVERSOS JEWS MOORS ANTI-SEMITISM RACISM MARRANOS MORISCOS CATHARS ALBIGENSIANS HERESY 11. Humanities - BIOTECH.HTM - Biotechnologies: Hope in Fight Against Hunger? Archbishop Agostino Marchetto On 18 November 2000, an address on the possible benefits and liabilities of biotechnology was given at Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, by Archbishop Marchetto, the Holy See's Permanent Observer at the UN Organizations and Agencies for Food and Agriculture. ECOLOGY GENE DIVERSITY ECONOM 12. Humanities - BROWQUES.TXT - Brownson's Quest for Social Justice Edward Day, C.SS.R. Essay on the religious journey that led Orestes Brownson from the depths of atheistic socialism to the heights of Roman Catholicism. Originally appeared in the August 1954 issue of "The American Ecclesiastical Review." 13. Humanities - FR90402.TXT - But What About the Faith? Catholicism and Liberalism in Nineteenth-Century Spain Patrick Foley A retrospective look at the Carlist movement and its contributions to the battle for the soul of Spain in the tidal wake of the French Revolution. This article grew out of the session on Church and State in Spanish History and Thought in the Last Century at the sixty-seventh annual meeting of the Southwestern Social Science Association, held in Little Rock, Arkansas, in the spring of 1989. This article was taken from the Winter 1990 issue of "Faith & Reason". 14. Humanities - FR90402.ZIP - But What About the Faith? Catholicism and Liberalism in Nineteenth-Century Spain Patrick Foley A retrospective look at the Carlist movement and its contributions to the battle for the soul of Spain in the tidal wake of the French Revolution. This article grew out of the session on Church and State in Spanish History and Thought in the Last Century at the sixty-seventh annual meeting of the Southwestern Social Science Association, held in Little Rock, Arkansas, in the spring of 1989. This article was taken from the Winter 1990 issue of "Faith & Reason". 15. Humanities - FR90403.TXT - Carlism's Defense of the Church in Spain, 1833-1936 Alexandra Wilhelmsen A retrospective look at the Carlist movement and its contributions to the battle for the soul of Spain in the tidal wake of the French Revolution. This article grew out of the session on Church and State in Spanish History and Thought in the Last Century at the sixty-seventh annual meeting of the Southwestern Social Science Association, held in Little Rock, Arkansas, in the spring of 1989. This article was taken from the Winter 1990 issue of "Faith & Reason". 16. Humanities - FR90403.ZIP - Carlism's Defense of the Church in Spain, 1833-1936 Alexandra Wilhelmsen A retrospective look at the Carlist movement and its contributions to the battle for the soul of Spain in the tidal wake of the French Revolution. This article grew out of the session on Church and State in Spanish History and Thought in the Last Century at the sixty-seventh annual meeting of the Southwestern Social Science Association, held in Little Rock, Arkansas, in the spring of 1989. This article was taken from the Winter 1990 issue of "Faith & Reason". 17. Humanities - EVOLUTN.TXT - Cath. & Evolution James B. Stenson James B. Stenson, a specialist in the history of evolution theory, explains the Catholic position on evolution and explains the modern state of evolution theory, which has abandoned many previously held hypotheses. EVOLUTION GENESIS HOMO ERECTUS NEANDERTHAL DARWIN 18. Humanities - EVOLUTN.ZIP - Cath. & Evolution James B. Stenson James B. Stenson, a specialist in the history of evolution theory, explains the Catholic position on evolution and explains the modern state of evolution theory, which has abandoned many previously held hypotheses. EVOLUTION GENESIS HOMO ERECTUS NEANDERTHAL DARWIN 19. Humanities - HOMO.HTM - Christian Anthropology and Homosexuality Various This fourteen part series on homosexuality appeared in L'Osservatore Romano, the semi-official newspaper of the Holy See. 1. Homosexuality in the context of Christian Anthropology 2. Homosexuality and Classical Antiquity 3. Homosexuality and the Old Testament 4. Homosexuality and the New Testament 5. Sexuality and friendship in Early Christianity 6. The Homosexual Condition: I. Definition and causal factors 7. The Homosexual Condition: II. Structural attitudes 8. Lesbianism 9. The homosexual condition and constitutional law 10. Should the law formally recognize homosexual unions? 11. Do homosexual couples have a right to marriage? 12. Antecedents to homosexuality: science and moral evaluation 13. Moral criteria for evaluating homosexuality 14. Elements of pastoral care for homosexual persons 20. Humanities - ZWRITERS.HTM - Christian Boot Camp for the Silver Screen ZENIT Barbara Nicolosi and a growing group of Christian artists are committed to representing their worldview in the mainstream and making the kinds of movies they themselves want to see. Nicolosi, who founded Act One, a school for Christian screenwriters, shared with ZENIT the goals of the program. MEDIA ARTISTS FILMS CINEMA SECULARISM MARXISM 21. Humanities - RIGHTS.HTM - Conclusions of the 2nd Meeting European Meeting on Human Rights The conclusions of the 2nd European meeting on human rights, organized by the Pontifical Council for the Family and held in the Vatican 22-24 October 1998. The meeting was composed of politicians and legislators from throughout the continent. 22. Humanities - CNPOLREL.HTM - Connection Between the Political and Religious Spheres Prof. Angel Rodríguez Luño Prof. Rodríguez Luño, of the Holy Cross Pontifical University, Rome, explains Catholic responsibility for the social order. Politics and religion, while independent of each other in a laicized State, meet on the common ground of morality. The State is not subject to religion or the Church, but it is subject to principles of morality. LAICITY COMMON GOOD PLURALISM SECULARISM RELATIVISM 23. Humanities - SLAVES.TXT - England's Irish Slaves Robert E. West This article comes from the newsletter of the 'Political Education Committee' and was reprinted in 'The CATHOLIC Weekly 1995'. The article discusses the Irish sent into slavery by the English beginning in the 17th century. WEST SLAVES SLAVERY IRELAND ENGLAND 24. Humanities - ZDAWSON.HTM - Europe, Christianity, and the Thought of Christopher Dawson ZENIT A New York attorney, editor of a book on Christopher Dawson, shares his conviction with ZENIT that "the most important Catholic historian of the 20th century" has particular relevance today, when Europe is trying to conceive its union without reference to Christianity. HISTORY CULTURE RELIGION SOCIETY ECUMENISM SECULARISM CONSUMERISM LIBERALISM 25. Humanities - FR89406.TXT - Ever Old, Ever New: The Novelistic Heart of Newman Anne Carson Daly "John Henry Newman was a man of letters _ both literally and figuratively. . . . Through his poems, essays, sermons, treatises, letters, autobiography, and novels he called the hearts of his readers and auditors into the "Great Presence" of God that they might bask in His Divine Love." This article was taken from the Winter 1989 issue of "Faith & Reason". 26. Humanities - FR89406.ZIP - Ever Old, Ever New: The Novelistic Heart of Newman Anne Carson Daly "John Henry Newman was a man of letters _ both literally and figuratively. . . . Through his poems, essays, sermons, treatises, letters, autobiography, and novels he called the hearts of his readers and auditors into the "Great Presence" of God that they might bask in His Divine Love." This article was taken from the Winter 1989 issue of "Faith & Reason". 27. Humanities - FTHART.TXT - Faith and Art Fr. Robert Skeris A reflection on the relationship between Faith and art in the Catholic tradition, by Fr. Robert Skeris, Professor of Theology at Christendom College, from Sacred Music, Vol. 117, No. 4, Winter 1990. FAITH ART SKERIS SACRED MUSIC 28. Humanities - VONGALEN.TXT - Faith and Fatherland Thomas McGovern This file is a biographical sketch of the life of Count Clement August von Galen, Bishop of Munster under Hitler. He spoke out fearlessly against the evil policies and crimes of the Nazis. It doesn't take too much imagination to see a parallel with the situation in the U.S. today, a case of history repeating itself? MCGOVERN HITLER VON GALEN NAZIS 29. Humanities - VONGALEN.ZIP - Faith and Fatherland Thomas McGovern This file is a biographical sketch of the life of Count Clement August von Galen, Bishop of Munster under Hitler. He spoke out fearlessly against the evil policies and crimes of the Nazis. It doesn't take too much imagination to see a parallel with the situation in the U.S. today, a case of history repeating itself? MCGOVERN HITLER VON GALEN NAZIS 30. Humanities - ALCOHOL.HTM - Fraternal Co-operation to Overcome Alcoholism A.G. Cardinal Cicognani The Cardinal conveys the good wishes and encouragement of the Holy Father, Pope Paul VI, to the 14th International Symposium on Alcoholism, with observations on the harm done by this scourge to individuals, their families and society. FAMILY CIVILIZATION 31. Humanities - ZGENETIC.HTM - Genetics: the New Frontier of Racism ZENIT An interview with Cochin Institute Director, Alex Kahn, on the danger of genetic research leading to a eugenics program, comparable to that of the Nazis, with the goal of producing superior human beings. EVOLUTION RACE CLONING FREEDOM RIGHTS 32. Humanities - zfaithcultur.htm - Healing the Rift Between Faith and Culture ZENIT For 10 years the Chile-based Catholic review Humanitas has been promoting dialogue between faith and culture. For the 10th anniversary of the publication, ZENIT interviewed its editor, Jaime Antúnez Aldunate. Antúnez holds a doctorate in philosophy. He is a member of the Academy of Social, Political and Moral Sciences of the Institute of Chile. SECULARISM 33. Humanities - HERETICS.TXT - Heretics Gilbert K. Chesterton This electronic text is derived from the twelfth (1919) edition published by the John Lane Company of New York City and printed by the Plimpton Press of Norwood, Massachusetts. The text carefully follows that of the published edition. 34. Humanities - HERETICS.ZIP - Heretics Gilbert K. Chesterton This electronic text is derived from the twelfth (1919) edition published by the John Lane Company of New York City and printed by the Plimpton Press of Norwood, Massachusetts. The text carefully follows that of the published edition. 35. Humanities - BELLVIEW.TXT - Hillaire Belloc's View of History John J. Mulloy This article appeared in the Spring 1995 issue of "Caelum Et Terra." HISTORY BELLOC 36. Humanities - zchascarroll.htm - How Charles Carroll Influenced U.S. Founding Fathers ZENIT Charles Carroll made history as the lone Catholic signer of the Declaration of Independence, but his legacy is all but ignored in today's classrooms. Scott McDermott, a circulation librarian at Vanderbilt University Divinity School, writer and convert, began studying about Carroll after he came into the Church. McDermott shared with ZENIT how Carroll influenced America, and how its Founding Fathers may have unknowingly reinvented the Catholic political tradition. AMERICAN REVOLUTION NATURAL LAW RIGHTS SUBSIDIARITY MONTESQUIEU 37. Humanities - zmediamcluhan.htm - Impact of Mass Media on the Church, According to Marshall McLuhan ZENIT A Polish priest, Father Dariusz Gronowski, has written a doctoral thesis on communications theorist Marshall McLuhan, showing the influence that mass media has had on the Church. Father Gronowski is a professor at the School of Institutional Social Communication in the University of the Holy Cross in Rome. In this interview with ZENIT he delves into the faith of McLuhan (1911-1980), an aspect of this revolutionary thinker that is frequently overlooked. EVANGELIZATION CULTURE 38. Humanities - SOCASOSC.TXT - Information about the Society of Catholic Social Scientists SCSS This file contains information from various articles about the Society of Catholic Social Scientists. The SCSS was founded in an attempt to restore the social sciences in Christ. The SCSS sponsors conferences and local chapter meetings, they serve on committees and publish documents. But the primary purpose of the organization is evangelization as a scholarly group. SOCIETY SOCIAL SCIENTISTS SOCIOLOGY 39. Humanities - SOCASOSC.ZIP - Information about the Society of Catholic Social Scientists SCSS This file contains information from various articles about the Society of Catholic Social Scientists. The SCSS was founded in an attempt to restore the social sciences in Christ. The SCSS sponsors conferences and local chapter meetings, they serve on committees and publish documents. But the primary purpose of the organization is evangelization as a scholarly group. SOCIETY SOCIAL SCIENTISTS SOCIOLOGY 40. Humanities - ZINTLAW.HTM - International Law, the U.S. and the Holy See ZENIT Paolo Carozza, a faculty member of the Notre Dame Law School and the Center for Civil and Human Rights and an expert on international law, shared with ZENIT why the United States is in accord with the Holy See as one of the most active and insistent promoters of international agreements and international legality, but diverges from the wishes of the Vatican on other issues. POLITICS IRAQ DUALISM IDEOLOGY NATURAL LAW 41. Humanities - FR92404.TXT - Is Society Controllable? Thomas B. Fowler, SC.D. Traditionally the Church cared for the poor, the weak and all who needed help to live. The new approach involves legislation and the creation of social welfare "systems" to deal with social problems, staffed by bureaucracies composed of social science "professionals," who cannot or choose not to place any emphasis on religious instruction or the religious foundation of morality. An examination of the assumptions behind this approach, and whether or not it can be expected to work better or even as well as the Church's traditional methods? This article was taken from the Winter 1992 issue of "Faith & Reason". 42. Humanities - FR92404.ZIP - Is Society Controllable? Thomas B. Fowler, SC.D. Traditionally the Church cared for the poor, the weak and all who needed help to live. The new approach involves legislation and the creation of social welfare "systems" to deal with social problems, staffed by bureaucracies composed of social science "professionals," who cannot or choose not to place any emphasis on religious instruction or the religious foundation of morality. An examination of the assumptions behind this approach, and whether or not it can be expected to work better or even as well as the Church's traditional methods? This article was taken from the Winter 1992 issue of "Faith & Reason". 43. Humanities - JRRTOLK.HTM - J.R.R. Tolkien, Catholicism and the Use of Allegory David Lord Alton Text of a lecture on The Lord of the Rings, given by David Lord Alton at the Catholic Society of Bath University and Bath Spa University College on 20 February 2003. His lecture covers four points: 1) [Whether LOTR is] Allegory or more? 2) The Christian Narrative; 3) The Political Narrative; and 4) What it means for us now. C.S. LEWIS CHESTERTON DEATH RESURRECTION SALVATION REPENTANCE SELF-SACRIFICE FREE WILL HUMILITY JUSTICE AUTHORITY HEALING FELLOWSHIP 44. Humanities - FR89402.TXT - John Henry Newman: Apostle of Common Sense? James M. Cameron This article was taken from the Winter 1989 issue of "Faith & Reason". 45. Humanities - FR89402.ZIP - John Henry Newman: Apostle of Common Sense? James M. Cameron This article was taken from the Winter 1989 issue of "Faith & Reason". 46. Humanities - zgriffglob.htm - Lord Brian Griffiths on Globalization ZENIT Lord Brian Griffiths, vice chairman of Goldman Sachs International, recently participated as a key lecturer in an Acton Institute conference in Rome on "Globalization and Poverty." The title of his speech was "Centesimus Annus, Globalization and International Development." Griffiths served as a director of the Bank of England from 1985-1986. He also served as head of the Prime Minister's Policy Unit and as Special Adviser to Margaret Thatcher from 1985 to 1990. He shared his ideas with Viktoria Somogyi, for ZENIT, about Pope John Paul II's 1991 encyclical. ECONOMICS MARXISM COMMUNISM CAPITALISM MARKET ECONOMY ECONOMICS LIBERTARIAN SOCIALISM 47. Humanities - zmaritherap.htm - Marital Therapy From a Catholic Perspective ZENIT Catholic psychology considers the fullness of the married vocation in treating individual patients, says a specialist on marital psychotherapy. Dr. William Nordling is a psychologist at Alpha Omega Clinic and Counseling Services. He teaches courses on marital and child psychotherapy at the nearby Institute for the Psychological Sciences. In this interview with ZENIT, he discusses the implications of adopting a Catholic worldview for conducting marital therapy and improving one's own marital relationship. MARRIAGE PARENTS FAMILY SPOUSES HUSBAND WIFE 48. Humanities - zmarrgood.htm - Marriage as a Public Good ZENIT Marriage's role as a public institution is increasingly under attack. In the midst of pressures for legalization of same-sex marriage, formal recognition of de facto couples, and the continuing problem of divorce, the traditional view of marriage is no longer clear to many people. Drawing from a volume of essays by leading scholars, ZENIT summarizes defenses of traditional marriage as serving the public good. FAMILY CHILDREN RIGHTS DIVORCE 49. Humanities - MSDICTAT.TXT - Medical Science Under Dictatorship Leo Alexander, M.D. This paper, taken from the July 14, 1949, issue of "The New England Journal of Medicine", discusses how medical science in Nazi Germany collaborated with the country's Hegelian trend and produced the following abominations: the mass extermination of the chronically sick in the interest of saving "useless" expenses to the community as a whole; the mass extermination of those considered socially disturbing or racially and ideologically unwanted; the individual, inconspicuous extermination of those considered disloyal within the ruling group; and the ruthless use of "human experimental material" for medico-military research. This article is chilling in the similarities to the present state of the United States medical profession as it embraces the culture of death. 50. Humanities - MSDICTAT.ZIP - Medical Science Under Dictatorship Leo Alexander, M.D. This paper, taken from the July 14, 1949, issue of "The New England Journal of Medicine", discusses how medical science in Nazi Germany collaborated with the country's Hegelian trend and produced the following abominations: the mass extermination of the chronically sick in the interest of saving "useless" expenses to the community as a whole; the mass extermination of those considered socially disturbing or racially and ideologically unwanted; the individual, inconspicuous extermination of those considered disloyal within the ruling group; and the ruthless use of "human experimental material" for medico-military research. This article is chilling in the similarities to the present state of the United States medical profession as it embraces the culture of death. 51. Humanities - ZCATHUNI.HTM - Michael Novak on the Universality of the Catholic University ZENIT Here are excerpts from the text of Michael Novak's commencement address at Ave Maria College delivered on 3 May 2003. Novak is the George Frederick Jewett Scholar in Religion, Philosophy and Public Policy at the American Enterprise Institute in Washington, D.C. LAITY CREATION KNOWLEDGE 52. Humanities - FR93204.TXT - Molecular Biology and Evolution: The Crisis and the Challenge Thomas B. Fowler, SC.D. This article was taken from the Summer 1993 issue of "Faith & Reason". 53. Humanities - FR93204.ZIP - Molecular Biology and Evolution: The Crisis and the Challenge Thomas B. Fowler, SC.D. This article was taken from the Summer 1993 issue of "Faith & Reason". 54. Humanities - MOZARTRE.TXT - Mozart Reconstructed Robert R. Reilly An article taken from the July/August 1996 issue of "Crisis" magazine providing insight into the life of Amadeus Mozart refuting the prevelant opinion that "Mozart "was a modern, alienated man like us." 55. Humanities - ZNATLAW.HTM - Natural Law in Our Lives, in Our Courts ZENIT J. Budziszewski, professor of government and philosophy at the University of Texas and author of several books, gave a two-part interview with ZENIT. He explained (1) the four God-given witnesses of natural law, and (2) why he thinks many modern courts, thinkers and members of society ignore the basics of natural law. RIGHTS NATURE CONSCIENCE SYNDERESIS SENSUS DIVINITATIS DESIGN NATURAL CONSEQUENCES LIBERTY 56. Humanities - FR89401.TXT - Newman and St. Philip Neri: The Quest for Sanctity Jonathan Robinson, C.O. What point is there in seeking to understand Newman by comparing him to St. Philip Neri? Since Newman was an Oratorian and the Oratory was important to him, we must know something about St. Philip to understand at least some aspects of Newman's life. This article was taken from the Winter 1989 issue of "Faith & Reason". 57. Humanities - FR89401.ZIP - Newman and St. Philip Neri: The Quest for Sanctity Jonathan Robinson, C.O. What point is there in seeking to understand Newman by comparing him to St. Philip Neri? Since Newman was an Oratorian and the Oratory was important to him, we must know something about St. Philip to understand at least some aspects of Newman's life. This article was taken from the Winter 1989 issue of "Faith & Reason". 58. Humanities - FR89403.TXT - Newman and the English Theologians Philip C. Rule, S.J. Fr. Rule looks at the first years of the Oxford Movement and focuses on Newman's study and assimilation of the Anglican Divines who flourished, broadly speaking, in the seventeenth century. This article was taken from the Winter 1989 issue of "Faith & Reason". 59. Humanities - FR89403.ZIP - Newman and the English Theologians Philip C. Rule, S.J. Fr. Rule looks at the first years of the Oxford Movement and focuses on Newman's study and assimilation of the Anglican Divines who flourished, broadly speaking, in the seventeenth century. This article was taken from the Winter 1989 issue of "Faith & Reason". 60. Humanities - FR89404.TXT - Newman and the Mother of God John R. Griffin In this essay John Griffin examines Cardinal Newman's various writings about the Mother of God from a controversialist position rather than as a theologian or devotional writer. His paper has three parts. The first is concerned with the "tractarian" view of Mary, the second a description of the Anglican charge that Catholic tolerate the "worship" of Mary and third Newman's writings on behalf of the Dogma of the Immaculate Conception. This article was taken from the Winter 1989 issue of "Faith & Reason". 61. Humanities - FR89404.ZIP - Newman and the Mother of God John R. Griffin In this essay John Griffin examines Cardinal Newman's various writings about the Mother of God from a controversialist position rather than as a theologian or devotional writer. His paper has three parts. The first is concerned with the "tractarian" view of Mary, the second a description of the Anglican charge that Catholic tolerate the "worship" of Mary and third Newman's writings on behalf of the Dogma of the Immaculate Conception. This article was taken from the Winter 1989 issue of "Faith & Reason". 62. Humanities - FR89405.TXT - Newman and the Power of Personality George W. Rutler "A greatness of Newman is the way he represents the personality properly as a spiritual deduction and shows how its development, as any art, attains full worth when it is faithful to a spiritual theme." This article was taken from the Winter 1989 issue of "Faith & Reason". 63. Humanities - FR89405.ZIP - Newman and the Power of Personality George W. Rutler "A greatness of Newman is the way he represents the personality properly as a spiritual deduction and shows how its development, as any art, attains full worth when it is faithful to a spiritual theme." This article was taken from the Winter 1989 issue of "Faith & Reason". 64. Humanities - FR93205.TXT - Newman's 'Dream of Gerontius': Towards a Non-Didactic Poetry of Dogma Robert Carballo This essay was taken from the Summer 1993 issue of "Faith & Reason". 65. Humanities - FR89407.TXT - Newman's Reputation and the Biographical Tradition Edward E. Kelly "Almost as if it were a sacred dogma, Cardinal Newman's reputation is secure and well guarded by many today. This is urgent now because the cause for Newman's canonization has been steadily advanced in Rome. But his reputation was not always secure _ not even in the areas of orthodoxy and sanctity, to say nothing about areas of thought and personality." This article was taken from the Winter 1989 issue of "Faith & Reason". 66. Humanities - FR89407.ZIP - Newman's Reputation and the Biographical Tradition Edward E. Kelly "Almost as if it were a sacred dogma, Cardinal Newman's reputation is secure and well guarded by many today. This is urgent now because the cause for Newman's canonization has been steadily advanced in Rome. But his reputation was not always secure _ not even in the areas of orthodoxy and sanctity, to say nothing about areas of thought and personality." This article was taken from the Winter 1989 issue of "Faith & Reason". 67. Humanities - LOOKABYS.TXT - On Looking into the Abyss: Untimely Thoughts on Culture and Society Marian Therese Horvat A review of the book by Gertrude Himmelfarb. This article by Marian Therese Horvat was taken from 'The Dawson Newsletter,' Spring 1995. HIMMELFARB HORVAT CULTURE SOCIETY 68. Humanities - zpastcarssa.htm - Pastoral Care for Those With Same-Sex Attraction ZENIT Father John Harvey, an Oblate of St. Francis de Sales, is director of Courage International, a spiritual support system for Catholic homosexual persons who desire to live a chaste life. The bishops' document, "Ministry to Persons with a Homosexual Inclination: Guidelines for Pastoral Care," mentions Courage and its partner organization for parents, Encourage, as examples of ministries whose principles are in accord with Church teaching. In this interview with ZENIT, Father Harvey shared his views of the revised guidelines issued 14 Nov. 2006. CHASTITY GENDER 69. Humanities - ZPOLITIC.HTM - Politics Without God? George Weigel Here are excerpts from an address given by George Weigel, a senior fellow of the Ethics and Public Policy Center in Washington, D.C., given at the Gregorian University in December 2004. Weigel examines the roots of Western Europe's renunciation of Christianity as an influence in the public forum, and forecasts the outcome for democracy. CULTURE CIVILIZATION DEMOGRAPHY BIRTHRATE POLAND DE LUBAC 70. Humanities - MNTLHCPD.HTM - Pope on Duties of Society to Mentally Handicapped A.G. Cardinal Cicognani At La Turbie (6/30/68), a conference of experts studying problems in the care of mentally handicapped children, received from His Eminence Cardinal Cicognani, Secretary of State, a letter conveying Pope Paul's good wishes, and observing that every human being, "even the most deprived," is worthy of respect, and has inalienable rights, including the education necessary to make him "master of his destiny." MEDIC PERSON DIGNITY 71. Humanities - zpsychforgiv.htm - Psychology Rediscovers the Power of Forgiveness ZENIT Forgiveness was a key message of the Gospel. It has also led to the foundation of a psychological institute. Dr. Robert Enright, a psychologist, began the International Forgiveness Institute in 1994 as a way to apply years of research on the practice of forgiveness. He shared with ZENIT his research and experience on the effectiveness of forgiveness for personal healing and world peace. THERAPY EDUCATION 72. Humanities - ZPSYCSCI.HTM - Psychology That Is True to Science, True to God ZENIT A psychology rooted in the Catholic understanding of the human person is not only true to science, but true to God. So says Gladys Sweeney, dean of the Institute for the Psychological Sciences, which aims to provide a bridge between science and faith. Sweeney shared with ZENIT how psychological sciences are at the service of the Church if they free individuals to become better Christians and benefit from a sacramental life. DEPRESSION MENTAL ILLNESS SCRUPULOSITY OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE 73. Humanities - ZPSYCHOL.HTM - Psychology That Takes Virtue Into Account ZENIT In a ZENIT interview, 9 May 2002, Frank Moncher, director of clinical training at the Institute for the Psychological Sciences in Arlington, Virginia, explains his belief that an emphasis on virtue can help patients of any, or no, religion in therapy, because, being made in God's image, they have a profound moral dimension. PSYCHOTHERAPY SECULAR HUMANISM ADDICTION MARITAL PARENTING THOMISM 74. Humanities - FR87204.TXT - Public Virtue and Political Protest: The Case of William Samuel Johnson Robert F. Cuervo, Ph.D. Dr. Robert Cuervo finds striking similarities between the thought of St. Thomas Aquinas and Founding Father, William Samuel Johnson on the subject of revolt against tyrants. Cuervo then develops their common insights into some concrete advice for the contemporary pro-life movement. 75. Humanities - ZWORKCOM.HTM - Putting Work in Perspective ZENIT This article from ZENIT (01-15-05) summarizes the teaching of the Compendium of the Social Doctrine of the Church, published 2004, on work. "Work is a part of the original state of man, and precedes his fall; it is therefore not a punishment or curse." Pain and toil associated with work are the result of sin. Various conditions are laid down in the Compendium which would limit these difficulties and aid in the fulfillment of work's purpose, which is to provide our material needs. CREATION LABOR CAPITAL RIGHTS EMPLOYMENT GLOBALIZATION BUSINESS 76. Humanities - ZHOPHOLL.HTM - Reasons For Hope From Hollywood Barbara Nicolosi The founder of Act One, a Christian scriptwriters group in Hollywood, gave an overview of the movie-and-television industry, and the hopes she sees for the Church in its mission of evangelization. Here is an excerpt of an address she gave at the Catholic University of Valencia in mid-May 2004. THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST MEDIA ART ARTISTS FILM CULTURE EVANGELIZATION 77. Humanities - RESACRED.TXT - Recovering the Sacred in Music Robert Reilly 'The attempted suicide of Western classical music has failed. The patient is recovering, no thanks to the efforts of music's Dr. Kevorkian, Arnold Schoenberg, whose cure, the imposition of a totalitarian atonality, was worse than the disease--the supposed exhaustion of the tonal resources of music. Schoenberg's vaunted mission to 'emancipate dissonance' by denying that tonality exists in nature led to the successive losses of tonality, melody, harmony 78. Humanities - RESACRED.ZIP - Recovering the Sacred in Music Robert Reilly 'The attempted suicide of Western classical music has failed. The patient is recovering, no thanks to the efforts of music's Dr. Kevorkian, Arnold Schoenberg, whose cure, the imposition of a totalitarian atonality, was worse than the disease--the supposed exhaustion of the tonal resources of music. Schoenberg's vaunted mission to 'emancipate dissonance' by denying that tonality exists in nature led to the successive losses of tonality, melody, harmony 79. Humanities - zsouleurope.htm - Rediscovering the Soul of Europe Father Vincent Twomey Can devout Muslims in Europe's midst help the continent to recover its soul? Father Vincent Twomey raised that question in his keynote address at the John Paul II Society's annual conference, held 7 October 2005, at All Hallows College, Dublin. Father Twomey is a professor of moral theology at the pontifical St. Patrick's College in Maynooth, County Kildare. The text of his address was adapted by ZENIT. EU EUROPEAN UNION MATERIALISM ISLAM GREEKS ATHENS ROME JERUSALEM MIDDLE AGES RENAISSANCE ENLIGHTENMENT REFORMATION TOTALITARIANISM LIBERAL CAPITALISM DE FOUCAULD 80. Humanities - PMDANTE.TXT - Religion and the Artist: Introduction to A Poem on Dante Paul Claudel The outstanding poets have received from God such vast things to express that only the entire universe will suffice for their work. This introduction is developed from an address given May 17, 1921 at the invitation of the Catholic Conference on Dante, preceding the reading of Claudel's 'Joyful Ode to Celebrate the 600th Anniversary of Dante's Death.' Taken from the Summer 1995 issue of 'Communio: International Catholic Revie 81. Humanities - PMDANTE.ZIP - Religion and the Artist: Introduction to A Poem on Dante Paul Claudel The outstanding poets have received from God such vast things to express that only the entire universe will suffice for their work. This introduction is developed from an address given May 17, 1921 at the invitation of the Catholic Conference on Dante, preceding the reading of Claudel's 'Joyful Ode to Celebrate the 600th Anniversary of Dante's Death.' Taken from the Summer 1995 issue of 'Communio: International Catholic Revie 82. Humanities - FR87203.TXT - Religious Freedom: John Courtney Murray, S.J. and Vatican II Francis Canavan, S.J. In this thought-provoking article, Father Canavan places the still controversial thought of Father John Courtney Murray, S.J. on the subject of the relation of Church and State in perspective. According to Father Canavan, who knew Murray, Murray was not writing a theology but a politics and understands the American notion of separation of Church and State as a protection of the Church from the State so that the Church can work unhampered. In addition, the experience of the Church in terms of freedom has been better in the United States than in many countries, thoroughly Catholic, where the Church's situation has alternated between privilege and persecution. 83. Humanities - FR87203.ZIP - Religious Freedom: John Courtney Murray, S.J. and Vatican II Francis Canavan, S.J. In this thought-provoking article, Father Canavan places the still controversial thought of Father John Courtney Murray, S.J. on the subject of the relation of Church and State in perspective. According to Father Canavan, who knew Murray, Murray was not writing a theology but a politics and understands the American notion of separation of Church and State as a protection of the Church from the State so that the Church can work unhampered. In addition, the experience of the Church in terms of freedom has been better in the United States than in many countries, thoroughly Catholic, where the Church's situation has alternated between privilege and persecution. 84. Humanities - FR92302.TXT - Should the Catholic Church Secede from the Union? Robert A. Herrera In this thoughtful essay, Mr. Herrera points out the dicotomy between the Church and American public opinion and advises us to prepare for the battle. This article was taken from the Fall 1992 issue of "Faith & Reason". 85. Humanities - FR92302.ZIP - Should the Catholic Church Secede from the Union? Robert A. Herrera In this thoughtful essay, Mr. Herrera points out the dicotomy between the Church and American public opinion and advises us to prepare for the battle. This article was taken from the Fall 1992 issue of "Faith & Reason". 86. Humanities - globeducat.htm - Statement on Globalization and Education LOR This Statement on Globalization and Education was produced by the joint workshop on the same subject of 16-17 November 2005, which was held at Casina Pio IV. "Globalization properly managed may provide a chance for education and peace, bringing human beings closer to one another and fostering the sharing of common values." This document was formally approved by the Pontifical Academy of Sciences and the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences. IMMIGRATION MIGRATIONS CULTURE CULTURAL DIVERSITY INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 87. Humanities - GENEVA.HTM - The 50th Anniversary of the Geneva Conventions Various These four reflections on international humanitarian law were published in L'Osservatore Romano. 1 - A Significant Event for International Humanitarian Law, Paolo Benvenuti. 2 - This Is Not a Celebration but a Reflection on Common Values, Yves Sandoz. 3 - The Force of Law Against the Law of Force, Giorgio Filibeck. 4 - At the Origins of Humanitarian Law: The Attitude of the Holy See, Joseph Joblin WAR HAGUE CONFERENCE 88. Humanities - ARABLIT.TXT - The Arabic Christian Literature Dr. George Khoury Dr. Khoury Georges speaks about the contribution of the Melkites, the Jacobites, the Nestorians, The Copts and the Maronites to the Arab Christian Heritage. Taken from the magazine "Al-Bushra" created by Rev. Labib Kobti from the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem. 89. Humanities - HUMNRTS.HTM - The Church and Human Rights Ernesto Gallina On the 20th anniversary of the Universal Declaration on Human Rights (10 Dec 1948), the writer recalled the Church's contribution to enhanced world recognition of human dignity, and quoted recent Popes on the progress yet to be made. UNESCO DISCRIMINATION ILLITERACY INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS 90. Humanities - RIGHTSMN.HTM - The Church and the Rights of Man LOR In a 1968 article, L'Osservatore Romano gave the salient points of an essay, "The Church and the Rights of Man," by Mons. Alberto Giovannatti, Permanent Observer of the Holy See at the United Nations, which commemorated the 20th anniversary of the Universal Declaration on Human Rights. "The Church has always been in the vanguard in affirming, defending and promoting the rights of man." PERSON DIGNITY RACISM SLAVERY GENOCIDE LIBERTY 91. Humanities - RACEIND.HTM - The Church's Stand Against Racism EWTN An index page listing documents in our library on racism and related topics. PERSON DIGNITY RACISM RACE SLAVERY GENOCIDE LIBERTY UNITED NATIONS HUMAN RIGHTS EDUCATION SOLIDARITY GLOBAL IMMIGRATION XENOPHOBIA EUTHANASIA SANGER EVOLUTION CLONING RIGHTS FREEDOM 92. Humanities - NUER.TXT - The Concept of God in African Nuer Religion E.E. Evans-Pritchard Evans-Pritchard was professor of Social Anthropology at the University of Oxford from 1946 until 1970. His studies of the Nuer were made in the late 1930s. He lived among the Nuer for three years. They were a cattle-herding tribe living by the Nile River. This article was taken from 'The Dawson Newsletter,' Winter 1995. EVANS-PRITCHARD NUER AFRICA GOD 93. Humanities - HOSEWOPE.HTM - The Contribution of the Holy See to World Peace Archbishop H. E. Cardinale This article is adapted from an address given at Boston College, 27 March 1968, by the Apostolic Delegate to the United Kingdom, on the work of the Holy See to promote world peace. DIPLOMACY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECUMENISM 94. Humanities - FR90401.TXT - The Dilemma of the Spanish Right: The Case of Abortion Frederick D. Wilhelmsen Dr. Wilhelmsen speaks eloquently of the strange new god, who like Dionysius of old is sweeping throughout the land. This new god goes by the name of democracy and calls men to drink the heady wine of self-idolatry and worship the popular will as the "summum bonum". This article was taken from the Winter 1990 issue of "Faith & Reason". 95. Humanities - FR90401.ZIP - The Dilemma of the Spanish Right: The Case of Abortion Frederick D. Wilhelmsen Dr. Wilhelmsen speaks eloquently of the strange new god, who like Dionysius of old is sweeping throughout the land. This new god goes by the name of democracy and calls men to drink the heady wine of self-idolatry and worship the popular will as the "summum bonum". This article was taken from the Winter 1990 issue of "Faith & Reason". 96. Humanities - DRMGERON.HTM - The Dream of Gerontius The Venerable John Henry Newman This poem, by the Venerable John Henry Newman, convert and cardinal, seems an inspired vision of the soul's passage from this world to the next. A portion of the poem became a much loved oratorio of the same name, at the hands of Victorian composer, Edward Elgar. DEATH JUDGMENT PURGATORY 97. Humanities - FR92301.ZIP - The Essential Elements of and Conditions for a Democratic Republic Stephen M. Krason The View Prevalent at the Founding and in Early American History. This article was taken from the Fall 1992 issue of "Faith & Reason". LOCKE MONTESQUIEU CONSTITUTIONS BILLS OF RIGHTS TOCQUEVILLE 98. Humanities - FR92301.TXT - The Essential Elements of and Conditions for a Democratic Republic Stephen M. Krason The View Prevalent at the Founding and in Early American History. This article was taken from the Fall 1992 issue of "Faith & Reason". LOCKE MONTESQUIEU CONSTITUTIONS BILLS OF RIGHTS TOCQUEVILLE 99. Humanities - FR93206.TXT - The First Religion of Mankind David Rooney An interesting article about prehistoric man's religious beliefs. Appeared in the Summer 1993 issue of "Faith & Reason." 100. Humanities - FR93206.ZIP - The First Religion of Mankind David Rooney An interesting article about prehistoric man's religious beliefs. Appeared in the Summer 1993 issue of "Faith & Reason." 101. Humanities - HNDHVN.HTM - The Hound of Heaven Francis Thompson Born 18 December 1859, in Preston, Lancashire, Francis Thompson was educated in a Catholic seminary in the north of England. He studied medicine in Manchester, but was reduced to poverty and ill health, and became addicted to opium. While working as a shoemaker, he began to write poetry, and two of his poems were published in a periodical, Merry England, whose publisher convinced him to enter a hospital. On convalescing, he continued to write and a collection of his poems was published to high acclaim. His best known poem, "The Hound of Heaven," describes the human soul in flight from God. He died of tuberculosis, in London, 13 November 1907. GRACE REPENTANCE CONVERSION 102. Humanities - zsinpsych.htm - The Lost Sense of Sin in Psychology ZENIT Psychology needs to examine the role of sin in mental health, in the light of Christian anthropology, says Andrew Sodergren, a Catholic therapist at the Alpha Omega Clinic and Consultation Services, and a doctoral candidate at the Institute for the Psychological Sciences (IPS). In this two-part interview with ZENIT, Sodergren shares his views on psychology's tendency to "medicalize" human behavior and the implication for society. CONSCIENCE GUILT SECULARISM RELATIVISM SOCIAL ORIGINAL ACTUAL SIN FREEDOM MENTAL ILLNESS 103. Humanities - FR87206.TXT - The Moral Dimensions of Publius' Statecraft Kenneth L. Grasso Using the erroneous position taken by George Will in his book "Statecraft As Soulcraft", namely that the American founding fathers disregarded morality in their governmental institutions and their political teachings, Kenneth Grasso, in one of the best studies on this subject ever published, clearly demonstrates that the founders insisted that a virtuous populace was indispensable to the success of the American Constitutional system. 104. Humanities - FR87206.ZIP - The Moral Dimensions of Publius' Statecraft Kenneth L. Grasso Using the erroneous position taken by George Will in his book "Statecraft As Soulcraft", namely that the American founding fathers disregarded morality in their governmental institutions and their political teachings, Kenneth Grasso, in one of the best studies on this subject ever published, clearly demonstrates that the founders insisted that a virtuous populace was indispensable to the success of the American Constitutional system. 105. Humanities - BURNING.TXT - The Nunnery As Menace: The Burning of the Charlestown Convent, 1834 Jeanne Hamilton, O.S.U. The painful story of the burning of the Ursuline Convent and school of Charlestown, Massachusetts in 1834 in the New England of Andrew Jackson's second administration. 106. Humanities - BURNING.ZIP - The Nunnery As Menace: The Burning of the Charlestown Convent, 1834 Jeanne Hamilton, O.S.U. The painful story of the burning of the Ursuline Convent and school of Charlestown, Massachusetts in 1834 in the New England of Andrew Jackson's second administration. 107. Humanities - ZPASSART.HTM - The Passion as Christian Artwork ZENIT In this essay Father Jesús Villagrasa, professor of metaphysics at the Regina Apostolorum Pontifical Athenaeum, looks at Mel Gibson's film The Passion of the Christ in the light of John Paul II's Letter to Artists. CULTURE MEDIA 108. Humanities - PSYCHOMO.HTM - The Pastoral Care of Homosexual Persons: A Psychological Note Bartholomew Kiely This article (January 1987) provides background information on the then recent Letter to Bishops of the Catholic Church, from the Congregation for Doctrine of the Faith, on "Pastoral Care of Homosexual Persons." Its purpose is to "communicate to the reader (presumed not to be a specialist in psychology) a synthetic view of the homosexual condition as seen by contemporary psychology." MORAL VALUES RELATIVISM PSYCHIATRY LESBIAN COMPLEMENTARITY DISORDER GRADUALNESS PROPORTIONALISM 109. Humanities - PENPITS.TXT - The Pendulum and the Pits Rupert J. Ederer Essay on the worldwide problem, especially in the wake of the fall of Communism, of a pendulum swing from total state control to individualist chaos, and the need for subsidiarity. 110. Humanities - PENPITS.ZIP - The Pendulum and the Pits Rupert J. Ederer Essay on the worldwide problem, especially in the wake of the fall of Communism, of a pendulum swing from total state control to individualist chaos, and the need for subsidiarity. 111. Humanities - PGUIDE.HTM - The Politician's Guide George J. Marlin The politician's Guide to Assisted Suicide, Cloning, and Other Current Controversies presents the philosophical and historical background to some of the toughest moral issues facing the politician of today. NATURAL LAW CONSTITUTION SUPREME COURT JURISPRUDENCE CONGRESS EUTHANASIA DEATH PENALTY CAPITAL PUNISHMENT 112. Humanities - ZLIFRELI.HTM - The Pope, Bush, Right-to-Life and Religious Freedom ZENIT At his meeting (4 June 2004) with U.S. President, George Bush, John Paul II acknowledged the Bush administration's commitment to the right to life and the family. Why did the Holy Father highlight these values? ZENIT interviewed philosopher Father Jesús Villagrasa, of the Legionaries of Christ, who analyzed the topics the Pope discussed with President Bush, not only on this visit but also in their two previous meetings. RELIGIOUS FREEDOM OF RELIGION PLURALISM RELATIVISM PERSON 113. Humanities - zthanks.htm - The Psychology Behind Giving Thanks ZENIT The spirit of thanksgiving contributes to mental health and ultimately leads to God, says a Catholic psychologist. Dr. Paul Vitz is a professor of psychology at the Arlington-based Institute for the Psychological Sciences and a professor emeritus of New York University. VIRTUES GRATITUDE EUCHARIST 114. Humanities - FR87205.TXT - The Real Bicentennial: Notes on the Continuing Quest for a Therapy of Order Donald J. D'Elia In this most interesting article, Dr. Donald D'Elia exposes the error that the Founding Fathers were generally atheists, agnostics or mere deists. He selects especially the thought of Dr. Benjamin Rush as an example of a person of deeply held Christian beliefs who understood the American experiment as having its roots in man seen as an image of God and the need for a "therapy of order" in accord with that view. 115. Humanities - VATMOD.HTM - The Role of the Vatican in the Modern World Eugene V. Rostow In March 1967, Mr. Eugene V. Rostow, U.S. Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, addressed a conference on "The Vatican and Peace" at Boston College. His speech (reprinted in LOR)shows how multi- leveled the Vatican's international influence is. PAPACY DIPLOMACY 116. Humanities - RCPSY.TXT - The Roman Catholic Psychiatrist Luz G. Gabriel, M.D. The psychiatrist who is zealous for the Catholic Faith, obedient to the Church's Magisterium and earnest in the support of traditional family values sees in bold relief the reciprocal relationship and the common relevance of Roman Catholicism, the family and the medical science of psychiatry. This article focuses on three key items: (1) some vital concepts of the traditional family; (2) an overlooked technique or approach in clinical practice; and (3) the wisdom of Catholic precepts. 117. Humanities - THEOTRAD.TXT - The Theology of Tradition in the American Church Gerald P. Fogarty, S.J. A scholarly study of the theology of traditon in the Church in the United States from the late 18th century to the present. Raises interesting questions about the precise nature of tradtion as a means of revelation. This article appeared in the Fall 1996 issue of "U.S. Catholic Historian." 118. Humanities - THEOTRAD.ZIP - The Theology of Tradition in the American Church Gerald P. Fogarty, S.J. A scholarly study of the theology of traditon in the Church in the United States from the late 18th century to the present. Raises interesting questions about the precise nature of tradtion as a means of revelation. This article appeared in the Fall 1996 issue of "U.S. Catholic Historian." 119. Humanities - ZARCHIT.HTM - Thinkers Behind the Culture of Death ZENIT Karl Marx, Friedrich Nietzsche, Ayn Rand and Wilhelm Reich may have hoped to cure the world of its ills, but instead their ideas contributed immensely to the modern sickness that John Paul II has called the "culture of death." How the writings of a few influential thinkers contributed to the formation of the present culture of death is the subject of a three-part ZENIT interview with Donald DeMarco, adjunct professor of philosophy at Holy Apostles College and Seminary, in Connecticut. WILL EXISTENTIALISM UTOPIANISM FREUD MARXISM COMMUNISM MEDIA PERSONALISM 120. Humanities - zbelief.htm - Unbelief and Bad Belief ZENIT Indifference or hostility to religion is a well-established phenomenon in many Western countries. Serious consequences follow when secular society is unable to appreciate religious sensibilities. This the situation addressed by a March 2004 plenary assembly of the Pontifical Council for Culture. The resulting document, "The Christian Faith at the Dawn of the New Millennium and the Challenge of Unbelief and Religious Indifference," is summarized in this ZENIT article. SCIENCE EVIL SECULARIZATION YOUTH EVANGELIZATION 121. Humanities - CHARITY.HTM - What Makes Charity 'Christian'? Archbishop Paul Josef Cordes On 10 September 2001, Archbishop Paul Josef Cordes, President of the Pontifical Council "Cor Unum", participated in the annual meeting of the Catholic Charities at Newark, New Jersey. In his address, he distinguished Christian charity from other forms of philanthropy by the close connection Christians find between love of neighbor and love of God. SHEMÁ CRS CARITAS DIAKONIA 122. Humanities - ZSOCDOCT.HTM - What the Church's Social Doctrine Is Built on ZENIT This is ZENIT's adapted translation of an address given by Legionary of Christ Father Thomas D. Williams, dean of theology at the Regina Apostolorum Pontifical University, on the Church's social doctrine. The address was given in Italian, 19 Sept. 2003, at an international theological forum organized by the Vatican Congregation for the Clergy. Of particular interest is the description of four columns on which the foundation of Catholic social doctrine, love of God and neighbor, rests. DIGNITY PERSON COMMON GOOD SOLIDARITY SUBSIDIARITY POLITICAL POLITICS ECONOMICS CULTURE 123. Humanities - ZAMERDEM.HTM - Why Orestes Brownson Believed the U.S. Needed the Church ZENIT Orestes Brownson believed that only the Catholic understanding of the relation between reason and Revelation can make sense of the undeniable truth of America's founding principles. So says Peter Augustine Lawler, the Dana Professor of Government at Berry College and author of several books. In this inteview, Lawler relayed to ZENIT the thought of the 19th-century Catholic philosopher and convert. POLITICS PANTHEISM DE TOCQUEVILLE DEMOCRACY SOCIAL CONTRACT ATHEISM REPUBLIC |