March 2001

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Worth noting

Letters from our readers

Fides et Ratio: An exhortion to recover a true metaphysic
By Robert K. Carlson
Faith and reason are necessary for each other.

Euthanasia: Hell’s last sacrament
By Robert C. Cetrulo
Killing the innocent is never compassionate.

On being faithful to Revelation
By James V. Schall, S.J.
An important element of faith is obedience.

Homilies on the liturgy of the Sundays and feasts
By Rawley Myers

Pope Pius XII’s presumed “silence”
By Margherita Marchione
Pius XII saved thousands of Jewish lives.

The devout life
By Sean Kinsella
True devotion involves the whole person.

New commentary, old nonsense
By John Trigilio
The commentary on the New Code of Canon Law comes up short.

Jacques Maritain: La vie intellectuelle
By Jude P. Dougherty
Maritain was a staunch defender of philosophical truth.