Chronicles Magazine Religion

Dead Stars,Black Holes

Thomas Fleming - MARCH 01, 2012

The word tragedy is no longer applied to the death of worthy people who made mistakes or even to young people in fatal traffic accidents. Now it is a tragedy when someone who has been seeking death for years—through drugs or alcohol or obsessive...

WHAT’S WRONG WITH THE WORLD

Obama and the Bishops
Chilton Williamson Jr. - MARCH 01, 2012
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has had a rough time of it lately, and I won’t say they don’t deserve it. Barack Obama is their President, after all, when it comes to most political issues; for example, immigration and immigrants’...
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A Cardinal in Full
Catharine Savage Brosman - MARCH 01, 2012
In his Testament politique, Armand-Jean du Plessis, Cardinal Duc de Richelieu, wrote, “A capable prince represents a great treasure in a state. A skillful counsel . . . is no less a treasure.” Surely Richelieu had himself in mind, as...
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Breaking Glass

And Pastures New
Philip Jenkins - MARCH 01, 2012
Suppose you had to choose the single motion picture that dealt most seriously and challengingly with religious matters. What might it be? Offhand, I can think of a dozen or so possible answers from various countries, and probably most...
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Dead Stars,Black Holes

Obama and the Bishops

A Cardinal in Full

And Pastures New

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