Word: bernards
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...response to mid-campaign suggestions by members of the U.S. hierarchy, notably Archbishops John O'Connor of New York and Bernard Law of Boston, that Catholics should not vote for politicians who favored free choice on abortion. Although it noted that all abortions are tragedies, the ad challenged "statements of recent Popes and of the Catholic hierarchy (that) have condemned the direct termination of prenatal life as morally wrong in all instances. There is the mistaken belief in American society that this is the only legitimate Catholic position. In fact, a diversity of opinions regarding abortion exists among committed Catholics...
...campaign probably advanced by at least ! ten years the full participation of women in the responsibilities and opportunities of the American dream. When she told women, "If we can do this, we can do anything," tens of thousands shouted back, echoing her resolve. Robert Kennedy would quote George Bernard Shaw: "You see things; and you say, 'Why?' But I dream things that never were; and I say, 'Why not?' " Democracy depends on those dreams, and on the people like Geraldine Ferraro who are willing to test the question...
...Zone, which just started rehearsals and will open in January. It will be his Broadway debut, following some off-Broadway and out-of-town stage work as well as a few bit parts in TV soaps. In End Zone, he landed one of the lead roles, playing James Bernard, a talented college quarterback who struggles to reconcile his personal conscience with the win-at-any-cost pressures of his coach. Salinger's father and mother (who divorced in 1966) have both supported his acting ambitions and promise to show up for one of the early performances. Says...
...European civilization simply makes no sense without its spiritual spine, the Bible. So say British Critic Bruce Bernard and Art Historian Sir Lawrence Gowing in The Bible and Its Painters (Macmillan; 300 pages; $24.95), an opinionated and amply illustrated survey of biblical themes in more than 200 paintings produced over six centuries. Rembrandt is, in Gowing's words, "the hero of this book" because he surpassed all artists in getting to the heart of the biblical vision: his works in this volume reach from the famous portrayal of Abraham about to sacrifice Isaac to a shadowy ascension of Jesus...
...DIED. Bernard J.F. Lonergan, 79, Jesuit philosopher and theologian whose championship of rigorous intellectual inquiry as a means of revivifying faith placed him among the foremost Christian thinkers of the 20th century; in Pickering, Ont. A demanding and temperamental teacher, the priest was the author of two densely reasoned, seminal texts: Insight: A Study of Human Understanding (1957) and Method in Theology (1972). Lonergan sought to reshape theological inquiry in light of modern scientific and philosophical advances...