Volume 19 Number 3

Issue Date: 
March, 2008

Features

Are the Gospels Myth?
By: Carl Olson
God became Man and walked among us. He died for our sins. He did these things at a particular time and place. He entered history. Ours is a religion rooted in history. Pope Benedict writes that the Bible “does not tell stories symbolizing supra-historical truths, but is based on history, history that took place here on this earth.”
Baptism Saves You
By: Fr. Dwight Longenecker
Some Christians claim that Baptism is not necessary for salvation, that it is an empty ritual symbolizing the inner conversion that has already taken place with the profession of faith.The truth about Baptism is far more profound: It incorporates us into the Body of Christ and takes us—body, soul, and spirit—into a new, mysterious relationship with God.
Is the Education of Women a Modern Idea?
By: Catherine Brown Tkacz
Susanna could quote King David in her legal defense. St. Macrina taught two Church Fathers—her brothers. St. Catherine of Siena counseled popes. Contrary to feminist lore, the Church provided many intellectual opportunities for women.There were setbacks, however, in the 16th century, as Protestants suppressed institutions that educated women.
The Sin of Greed
By: Christopher Kaczor
Is money is the root of all evil? Not quite. First Timothy 6:10 says that the real problem is the love of money. St. Paul understood that the source of greed is a disordered love—love turned toward material goods instead of toward God and neighbor. And today, in a society where everyone is urged to consume without limit, overcoming greed takes concerted effort.

Departments

Reasons for Hope
On that Stormy Sea
By: Cherie Peacock
Letters
Stone Age Religion
Damascus Road
The Fall, Revisited
By: Deacon Bill Turrentine
By the Book
The Divinity of the Holy Spirit
By: Tim Staples
Eyes to See
Everyone’s a Critic
By: Michael Schrauzer
Truth be Told
Convent Horror Stories
By: Robert P. Lockwood
Last Writes
Pontifical Effect
By: Karl Keating

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~ Sir Thomas More, Knight, Lord Chancellor of England, author and martyr; to his daughter Meg, regarding her husband, William Roper. To these prayers Roper attributed his return to the Faith; thereafter he was an ardent Catholic.