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Despite my enthusiasm for the concept of thesis-writing (and the concept of six months of academically-sanctioned self-involvement is very appealing), the process of choosing a thesis topic has proven more difficult than I had anticipated. No one topic seems very appealing for more than five minutes. Dreiser...
In "A Test of Kerry's Faith," on the conflict between Roman Catholic Church authorities and John Kerry on issues like abortion [April 5], TIME reported, "For now, theologians say, Kerry's conduct is principally a matter between the candidate and his own Archbishop." As a practicing and struggling Catholic...
Many modern catholics have adapted their beliefs to the realities of today's world. St. Louis, Mo., Archbishop Raymond Burke's public warning to Kerry "not to present himself for Communion" because of his stance on abortion will not deter Kerry from making it to the White House. That warning...
He also said that any scriptural passage that degrades humanity cannot be truly divine—a notion he credited to Catholic feminist scholar Elizabeth Schussler Fiorenza.
He was taken with John F. Kennedy's candidacy in 1960, mostly because the Senator was Catholic and anticommunist, like Califano's parents. He worked hard for Kennedy in New York, and when J.F.K. became President, Califano, tired of practicing tax law, volunteered to work in the Pentagon, where he...