Crisis . Vol. 22. No. 4 . April 2004 . www.CrisisMagazine.com Features: Suffer the Children: The Disaster of ‘Talking About Touching’ Mary Jo Anderson looks at this controversial child-safety program. It may be coming to your diocese... ‘Personally Opposed, But...’: Five Pro-Abortion Dodges Todd M. Aglialoro takes apart five popular pro-abortion strategies for ignoring the real issues. The Meaning-Full Universe Benjamin D. Wiker says that the more we study the universe, the more it appears to have been no accident. Painting Angels: Saints and Their Symbols Maria Stella Ceplecha looks at several popular saints and the symbols that often represent them in art. Crisis Interviews Bjørn Lomborg Brian Saint-Paul sits down with the skeptical environmentalist.

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Books - Arts - Culture:

Poem

Book Reviews

Hitler and the Vatican: Inside the Secret Archives that Reveal the New Story of the Nazis and the Church
by Peter Godman

American Jesus: How the Son of God Became a National Icon
by Stephen Prothero

The Catholic Revival in English Literature, 1845-1961: Newman, Hopkins, Belloc, Chesterton, Greene, Waugh
by Ian Ker

Catholicism and American Freedom: A History
by John T. McGreevy

Amazing Grace for the Catholic Heart: 101 Stories of Faith, Hope,Inspiration & Humor
edited by Jeff Cavins, Matthew Pinto, and Patti Armstrong

Extra! Faith Kills Reason
Robert Royal looks at the latest assault on the Christian intellectual tradition.

All Blood, No Water
Terry Teachout says The Passion of the Christ is a movie the media will never understand.

Departments:

Letters

Columns:

Late Edition
Michael M. Uhlmann

From the Hill
Rick Santorum

Cloud of Witnesses
George W. Rutler

Sense & Nonsense
James V. Schall