April 2001

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Kenneth Baker, S.J.
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Worth noting

Letters from our readers

Theology of the body and purity of heart
By David Vincent Meconi
Purity is key to understanding the nuptial meaning of the body.

The Enneagram and Catholic personalism
By Christopher Rees
The Enneagram is not what it’s cracked up to be.

Reclaim the supernatural
By Alice von Hildebrand
We must regain a vibrant sense of the supernatural.

Homilies on the liturgy of the Sundays and feasts
By David Q. Liptak

Garry Wills and the third secret of Fatima
By Edward O’Brien
Garry Wills is unmasked.

The “sorry mess” about General Absolution
By John Walter
General Absolution continues to be problematic.

On mercy killing
By Robert G. Fin
Mercy killing is a euphemism for murder.

Taking the Lord’s name in vain
By Mark E. Chapman
Is it proper to address the Father as “Yahweh?”