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Volume 15, Number 1
   January 2004   



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Cover Story

   

The Curse of Wrong Alternatives

Because we reject one particular philosophical position, we are often tempted to endorse another position that seems to be opposed to the first. In fact, sometimes both positions are erroneous; in fact, the truth sometimes not between two alternatives but above them.

   
By Alice von Hildebrand
 

Feature Article

   

Neither Shalt Thou Kill Thy Spouse

A Canonical Aspect of the Terri Schiavo Case

The now-infamous case of Terri Schiavo—the brain-damaged Catholic woman in Florida whose husband, Michael, wants to eliminate her—has been analyzed nearly to death. But what are the canonical aspects of the case?

   
By Edward Peters
 

Feature Article

   

Sharing the Church

A certain sort of Catholic slips into the denial of doctrine not because he dislikes doctrine but because he cannot stand hurting anyone’s feelings. But Christian bodies do not disagree only on what might be called optional matters, they disagree on what is required.

   
By David Mills
 

Feature Article

   

Winds of Schism

Why Religion Minus Magisterium Equals Chaos

The furor resulting from the ordination of Anglican bishop V. Gene Robinson, an avowed homosexual living openly in a relationship with another man, allows us a firsthand look at the crucial issue of Protestantism: the lack of an ultimate authority.

   
By Kenneth D. Whitehead
 

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Frontispiece

   

Moral Calculus of an Inferno
By Karl Keating

Letters

The Apologist’s Eye

Step by Step

   

Are There Contradictions in Genesis 1 and 2?
By Kenneth J. Howell

Brass Tacks

   

Evolution and the Magisterium
By Jimmy Akin

The Fathers Know Best

   

Creation and Genesis

Classic Apologetics

   

The Teaching Authority of the Church
By Ronald A. Knox [excerpt from The Church on Earth]

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