Volume 18 Number 8

Issue Date: 
October, 2007

Features

What Apologists Need to Know about Rhetoric
By: Gregory R. Beabout
We have inherited the Enlightenment dichotomy of the head and the heart, which brings with it a skepticism about any means of persuasion other than pure logic. Aristotle, however, had a fuller understanding of human nature. He taught that to be effective in speaking the truth, a speaker must appeal to both the head and the heart—and having good character is critical.
Talkin’ ‘Bout My Generation
By: Robert P. Lockwood
Aye carumba! Bart Simpson is perhaps the most recognizable cultural icon since Mickey Mouse. But beyond its astonishing popularity and brilliant humor, The Simpsons may reflect a very serious reality: a generation’s loss of faith. A closer look at the long-running show’s treatment of religion reveals much about the Baby Boomers’ spiritual heritage.
Read All About It
By: Russell Shaw
"Life is one world, and life seen in the newspapers another," G.K. Chesterton quipped. Today the news media are in the midst of a profound crisis, yet they remain hugely influential in shaping a free and just society. As citizens and as Catholics, we must do more than simply point out the problem. Here’s how.
Let the Children Come to Me
By: Matthew A.C. Newsome
Do unbaptized babies go to heaven? A recent document by a panel of theologians causes a stir, as media outlets report—erroneously—that the Church has dismissed Limbo from its official teachings. In fact, the "Hope of Salvation" document merely reinforces the Catholic tradition that although we do not know for certain the fate of unbaptized infants, we always have reason to hope in God’s mercy.

Departments

Reasons for Hope
Seasoned with Salt
By: Cherie Peacock
Letters
Franciscan History in the U.S.
Damascus Road
Why I Came Back to the Body of Christ
By: Chris DeVolld
By the Book
Hell? Yes! (Part I)
By: Jim Blackburn
Eyes to See
Time and Eternity in the Balance
By: Michael Schrauzer
Truth be Told
Twenty-Six Crosses on a Hill
By: Matthew E. Bunson
Last Writes
A Hopeful Mood
By: Karl Keating

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