From Communio, a special issue on natural law; and Peter Candler (Baylor): The Logic of Christian Humanism. Is every Pontiff a saint? With Pius XII (controversial) and John Paul II (not very) being fitted for halos, the question of a rush to canonization arises. The first chapter from John Paul II For Dummies. From the Catholic Social Science Review, a review of The Way of Life: John Paul II and the Challenge of Liberal Modernity by Carson Holloway; a review of Karol Wojtyla’s Philosophical Legacy; and a review of Ratzinger’s Faith: The Theology of Pope Benedict XVI by Tracey Rowland. Bernard-Henri Levy, writes in defense of Benedict XVI: It is time to put an end to the disingenuousness — the bias, in a word — and the disinformation (and more). John Allen reviews What Happened at Vatican II by John W. O’Malley. A review of John Allen’s The Future Church: How Ten Trends Are Revolutionizing the Catholic Church. As the flame of Catholic dissent dies out, where are the intellectual heirs to a generation of rebels? Mark Shea on the paradox of the neo-Catholic traditionalist. From CT, a review of Chesterton and the Romance of Orthodoxy: The Making of GKC 1874-1908 by William Oddie (and a look at how GKC subverts the subversives). An interview on the possible beatification of G.K. Chesterton. The first chapter from The Difference God Makes: A Catholic Vision of Faith, Communion, and Culture by Francis Eugene Cardinal George. Once you are already Catholic, the Church does in fact answer some questions you may need to ask. What it means to be Catholic: The first chapter from Catholicism For Dummies by John Trigilio and Kenneth Brighenti.
