April 1, 2004


Crisis . Vol. 22 . No. 3 . March 2004 .

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Features:

Open Windows: Why Vatican II Was Necessary
George Sim Johnston says that all controversy aside, the Church needed Vatican II. Here’s the proof…

Victims Unseen
Anthony Esolen argues that two years after the sex-abuse scandal exploded, we’ve still overlooked the real victims of the crisis.

Who’s Afraid of Pseudo-Dionysius? Rethinking Vocations
Too many Catholics have vocations all wrong. Russell Shaw helps clear things up.

The Irish Soldiers of Mexico
They fought for Mexico after defecting from the United States Army. But were these Irish soldiers really traitors, or were they martyrs for a persecuted faith? Michael Hogan investigates this event that history has forgotten.

Mugged by a Muse: The Poet and the Con
Benjamin Wiker gets caught in a poetry contest scam...and tries to turn the tables on the conmen.



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Books - Arts - Culture:

Poem

“To My Wife Caring for Her Parents Far from Here” by Mike Carson

Book Reviews

Human Accomplishment: The Pursuit of Excellence in the Arts and Sciences, 800 B.C. to 1950 - by Charles Murray

Style and Faith: Essays - by Geoffrey Hill

Anti-Americanism - by Jean-François Revel

Stalking the Divine: Contemplating Faith with the Poor Clares - by Kristen Ohlson

Religious Pluralism in America: The Contentious History of a Founding Ideal - by William R. Hutchison

Happiness-and Its Pursuit

Robert Royal says things are actually getting better…though you may not feel that way.

Grown-Up Stuff

Terry Teachout says that with The Triplets of Belleville, moviegoers finally have a quality cartoon for adults.

Chamber Music: Dead or Alive?

Robert R. Reilly offers new evidence of its musical vitality.


Departments:

Letters

Columns:

Sed Contra
Deal W. Hudson

Late Edition
Michael M. Uhlmann

From the Hill
Rick Santorum

Cloud of Witnesses
George W. Rutler

Sense & Nonsense
James V. Schall

End Notes
Ralph McInerny

 

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