Volume 21 Number 1

Issue Date:

January, 2010

Features

By: Leon J. Suprenant

Sometimes it seems that we live in the worst of times. But change begins with individuals. Men can convert the culture by first converting themselves through the daily practice of virtue.

Comfort My People

By: Matthew E. Bunson

An obscure priest from Belgium laboring in a remote missionary outpost seems an unlikely candidate for worldwide fame. Fr. Damien never wavered in his work on behalf of the miserable and abandoned, despite criticism and slander. Now home at last, St. Damien de Veuster, apostle to the lepers, intercedes for all peoples.

Ordinary Means, Extraordinary Ends

By: Kenneth D. Whitehead

Who was John Vianney, and why is he patron of the Year for Priests? Fr. Vianney was sent to Ars in part because he barely qualified for the priesthood. His zeal for souls soon had thousands lining up outside his confessional. But the Curé’s methods were simple: Any parish priest today can imitate him.

Will Anglicans Cross Benedict’s Bridge?

By: Joanna Bogle

In October 2009, Pope Benedict XVI announced an ecumenical initiative that rumbled throughout the Christian world: He invited Anglicans throughout the world to join the Catholic Church—with their liturgy, customs, and prayers intact. What will be the effects of this unprecedented "personal ordinariate"? The view from (Anglo-)Catholic Britain.

What Catholics Must Understand about Anglicanism

By: Fr. Dwight Longenecker

Pope Benedict’s gesture to Anglicans seeking a way into the Catholic Church has raised hopes for Catholics and Anglicans who have long prayed for a reunion. But inviting Anglicans to cross the bridge may not be that simple. The complexities of modern-day Anglicanism pose a challenge—as does the age-old objection to authority.

Departments

Reasons for Hope

Purposeful Intent

By: Cherie Peacock

Letters

God’s Will Is Our Work

Damascus Road

Unless You Become Like Little Children

By: Kathy Stone

By the Book

Scandals: Nothing New Under the Sun

By: Jim Blackburn

Eyes to See

All That Is Seen and Unseen

By: Michael Schrauzer

Truth be Told

A Martyr for Our Time

By: Matthew E. Bunson

Last Writes

Murky Waters

By: Karl Keating

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