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October 24, 2005

Vol. 193 / No. 12

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Letters
October 24, 2005

Platform for Grace

As staff theologian for Cardinal Joseph Bernardin from 1985 until his death, I commend the editorial A Culture of Life (9/25) for reminding us once again of Cardinal Bernardin’s efforts with regard to a consistent ethic of life. In particular I applaud the

Editorials
The EditorsOctober 24, 2005

On October 28, 1965, during the fourth and last session of the Second Vatican Council (1962-1965), Pope Paul VI formally promulgated the council’s Declaration on the Relationship of the Church to Non-Christian Religions. Like other documents promulgated by the council, it would be identified b

Faith Faith and Reason
Thomas StranskyOctober 24, 2005

On this day in 1965, the Vatican II’s “Declaration on the Relation of the Church to Non-Christian Religions,” also known as “Nostra Aetate,” was promulgated by the council—despite surprises, shocks and setbacks along the way.

Arts & Culture Books

Two decades ago outside on the bow of a Norwegian ice-breaker other scientists and I drank cognac poured over 10 000-year-old ice from a nearby glacier Bundled up only miles from the North Pole we enjoyed an August sunset a break in our scientific meetings to develop policy for protecting the

Arts & Culture Books
David G. HunterOctober 24, 2005

For more than 20 years James J O rsquo Donnell has been a leading figure in Augustinian studies Best known for his three-volume commentary on the Confessions Oxford 1992 O rsquo Donnell has also pioneered the use of the Internet for humanistic study A decade ago while professor of classics at

Arts & Culture Books
Paul WachterOctober 24, 2005

Increasingly the literary genre of the memoir has come to be associated with the second-rate politician and fourth-rate celebrity In a self-obsessed confessional world the memoir mdash and its Internet derivative the blog mdash has tweaked Descartes rsquo famous maxim I write therefore I am

The Word
Dianne BergantOctober 24, 2005

It was only a few months ago that we reflected on religious leadership Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time Today rsquo s readings place this theme before us again The frequency with which the Bible considers religious leadership points out both its importance and its challenge Because of human