Christian minority faces persecution in Turkey
By John Bentley MaysThe inevitable question: why?
By John Bentley MaysDebunking some of the atheistic secularists
By John Bentley MaysEaster promises us that we are being renewed in Jesus
By John Bentley MaysBrave, new world is not that far off
By John Bentley MaysThere’s plenty of room for more
By John Bentley MaysLiturgy of the Hours a treasure in our midst
By John Bentley MaysA case of too little too late
By John Bentley MaysAs one of those who opposed U.S. military intervention in Iraq from the outset of this adventure four years ago, I would have liked the quick official response of the American Catholic bishops to President George Bush's recent decision to boost U.S. military force in Iraq to go further than it did, and declare the intervention to be immoral at its very core. As it stands, however, the statement issued on Jan. 12 by Bishop William S. Skylstad, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, is wise and sensible counsel about the extraordinarily difficult situation faced by the Western principals in the conflict.
Life is not served by Saddam's death
By John Bentley MaysLong before the execution of Saddam Hussein in late December, the world had come to understand clearly the character and career of the former Iraqi dictator. He was a man of blood in the baleful tradition of earlier strong men in the modern era: murderous and cruel, vengeful, suspicious and infinitely jealous. He meted out terror and torture to his real or imagined enemies, and corrupted his society with the constant threat of violence. For the countless crimes they committed, Saddam and his henchmen deserved severe and lasting punishment.
Divided yet united in the one true Lord
By John Bentley MaysThe incident in Pope Benedict XVI's recent trip to Turkey that got the most vivid press coverage was his silent prayer, facing Mecca, in Istanbul's Blue Mosque. Given the vehement criticism and controversy that have dogged the Pope's steps ever since his remarks on Islam at Regensburg, such attention was probably inevitable.