When I encounter the Good News as read by Johnny Cash, I encounter it as a living proclamation—not as a dead letter.
M. Cathleen Kaveny
M. Cathleen Kaveny is the Darald and Juliet Libby Professor of Law and Theology at Boston College.
Posted inFaith, Faith and Reason
Heaven and hell in post-Vatican II Catholicism: How to move from fear to love
There is no bigger question for Catholics today than this: Why should anyone become or remain Catholic?
Posted inBooks
The Restless Moralist
Many people claim that baseball is the ldquo thinking person rsquo s sport rdquo but I now believe that claim rightly applies only to spectators After reading Daniel Callahan rsquo s most recent two books one a memoir and the other a collection of essays spanning almost three decades of his ca
Posted inFrom Our Archives
Defining Feminism: Can the church and the world agree on the role of women?
Can the church and the world agree on the role of women?
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Catholics As Citizens: Today’s ethical challenges call for new moral thinking.
Today’s ethical challenges call for new moral thinking.
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Intrinsic Evil and Political Responsibility: Is the concept of intrinsic evil helpful to the Catholic voter?
What does ‘intrinsic evil’ actually mean?
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The Perfect Storm
This past February, the landscape of American Catholic higher education was battered by a perfect storm. It was not a meteorological storm – the winter was uncommonly mild. It was an ideological storm, constituted by clashing winds of academic freedom, sexual expression, feminism, Catholic moral tea
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Wholesomeness, Holiness and Hairspray
The Catholic Medical Association has urged U.S. bishops to screen out undesirable candidates for the priesthood, among whom they include homosexuals. According to the C.M.A., if a boy could not play sports because he was overweight or lacked hand-eye coordination, he may be in trouble. The letter su
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Law, Morality and Common Ground
It seems as if every complicated moral issue sooner or later becomes a legal issue, at least in the United States. Consider, for example, the recent tobacco litigation. The moral question is whether tobacco companies should profit by selling such a dangerous product. This moral question immediately