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Are Jesus and Buddha Brothers?
If so, there’s a serious family feud. |
| With all the Zen-inspired workshops going on in parishes and retreat houses, it seems that many Catholics are looking for a side of Buddha with their Jesus. But their teachings are inherently irreconcilable. Here’s what you need to know. |
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By Carl E. Olson and Anthony E. Clark
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Christ versus Buddha
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Feature Article |
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Pope John Paul II
A Catholic Journalist Remembers |
| As this issue went to print, the See of Peter was vacant and the world was mourning the loss of John Paul II. This Rock looks back at his life through the eyes of a Catholic journalist who heard "Be not afraid" and knew the world would never be the same. |
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By Robert P. Lockwood
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Nothing New under the Sun
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| There’s nothing novel about the ideas in Dan Brown’s The Da Vinci Code, nor in the New Age movement. They go all the way back to the second-century Gnostics. |
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By Marcellino D’Ambrosio
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Did the Catholic Church Have Its Origin in Paganism?
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| This Protestant pastor once wrote a book arguing that Church rites and beliefs had their origin in paganism. Now he tells This Rock why he took that book out of print and published a second one modifying his stance. |
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By Ralph Woodrow
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Sidebar |
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Bogus Babylon
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Feature Article |
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How the U.S. Bishops Are Changing—and Why
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| After decades of "pastoral" bishops, there seems to be a new model: teaching bishops. |
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By Russell Shaw
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