Volume 18 Number 6

Issue Date: 
July, 2007

Features

Ten Catholic Places to See Before You Die
By: Joanna Bogle
The book is ubiquitous and hugely appealing: "1,000 Places to See before You Die." Most of us long to see the world. But beyond mere wanderlust, we have a spiritual need to seek out holy places, touched by great saints and divine events. What’s on your must-see list? Here are some suggestions.
Catholic Charity
By: Thomas E. Woods Jr.
The early Christians established the first institutionalized system for the care of widows, orphans, the sick, and the poor. The Church has taken that care to the ends of the earth. Now many secular organizations serve the needy. But Christian charity goes beyond meeting material needs. It serves the whole person, preserving his God-given dignity.
The Georgia Martyrs
By: Paul Thigpen
When the newly baptized Juanillo took a second wife, Fray Pedro admonished him to live the Christian life he professed. The next morning, the feast of the Exaltation of the Cross, 1597, Fray Pedro was murdered on his way to Mass. When the bloodbath was over, four more friars had been martyred for upholding the sanctity of marriage.
When Parishes Merge or Close
By: Michael Trueman JCL
Not enough priests. Diocese in bankruptcy. Urban flight. Vanishing ethnic communities. For these reasons and others, parish closings and mergers are necessary in many places. But however necessary, they are traumatic and heartbreaking for those involved. Canon law helps the process by giving clear direction regarding dispersed property and displaced communities.

Departments

Reasons for Hope
Unexpected Awe
By: Cherie Peacock
Letters
A Keeper
Damascus Road
I Had to Claw My Way In
By: Leslie Duperon
By the Book
Do You Know Jesus?
By: Jim Blackburn
Eyes to See
Driven to Abstraction
By: Michael Schrauzer
Last Writes
Without a Steering Wheel
By: Karl Keating
Truth be Told
The Great Pope of the World Tragedy
By: Matthew E. Bunson

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