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Not Just Catholics and Fundamentalists

The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod's Sanctity of Human Life Committee says "treatment cannot be called futile if it sustains a God-given life (even if it is not a life someone would choose), such as food and water for a comatose or brain-disabled patient." The Committee suggests asking

Great, The Muslims Agree with Us

"A growing number of Muslims are becoming vegetarians . . . because the practices of factory farms conflict with the Islamic law for slaughtering animals and treat animals cruelly." Touchstone, June 2005, p. 51. We're not vegetarians, of course, but we've speculated on this site that such

Something for Sunday Morning

Quotes from Fr. Solanus Casey: "Man's greatness lies in being faithful to the present moment." "God, who loves tiny beginnings, will know as He always does know, how and when to provide development." "We do God's will best when we obey,

Catholic Schools and Their Silent Fathers

National Catholic Register has a nice cover story this week about the Wichita, Kansas diocese. The diocese implemented a highly-successful stewardship program that emphasized Catholic schools. The result: Its 38 schools are now thriving and tuition free. We're guessing the Wichita bishop preaches the importance of a genuine

The Cross and the Crescent . . . Together?

Interesting piece at Tech Central Station about the Christian/Muslim alliance in Lebanon. Link [http://www.techcentralstation.com/052505D.html]. Concluding paragraph: > Beirut may be the only place in the world where you can buy a necklace with a Christian cross and a Muslim crescent moon fused together as

Europe's Biggest Problem

U.S. News & World Report's May 30, 2005 issue has a two-page spread about Europe's Christian problem. It echoes (and cites) the observations in Weigel's The Cube and the Cathedral, which we discussed last month. Link to U.S. News article [http://www.

Alyosha Karamazov

Alyosha Karamazov

There were four Karamazov brothers: Dmitri, the sensualist–loving God but indulging his sins; Ivan, the intellectual–unable to believe in a good God; Smerdyakov, the twisted and cunning bastard son–and parricide; Alyosha, the monk and budding saint–a handsome young man who loves God and humanity. Few literary