Catholic Forum: CATHOLIC STAND ON ABORTION DEBATED
The University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Ind., provided a rare Catholic forum this week for two theologians to debate the church's stand against abortion. "The issue, however controversial, must be discussed, and there is no better place to discuss it than on a university campus," the Rev. Richard McBrien, chairman of the Notre Dame Theology Department said Monday.Prof. Daniel Maguire of Marquette University argued that Catholics should reconsider...
Catholic Forum: Logging on
A sampling of Web sites on Cardinal John O'Connor: www.ny-archdiocese.org/cardinal. This site has a one-page biography of the Cardinal.www.catholic-forum.com/ oconnor-pastoral-marriage.html. This site contains the cardinal's Pastoral Letter on Marriage, which begins, "I am not married and never have been. There is a great deal I don't know about marriage."www.academic.marist.edu/arch/diocese.htm. The site offers...
Catholic Forum: NO HEADLINE
City West End Crafton man shot A 22-year-old Crafton man was shot to death early yesterday.The shooting occurred at 2:24 a.m. in the West End in the parking lot at 1521 Crucible St. When police arrived, they found Timothy King unresponsive in a car. He was pronounced dead at the scene.The Allegheny County coroner's office determined that Mr. King died of a gunshot wound to the head. The case was ruled a homicide.Oakland Black religious struggles Focus...
Catholic Forum: RADIO SHOW WON'T TALK JUST TO THE CONVERTED HOSTS READY TO EXPLAIN CATHOLICISM
It sounds like the Catholic equivalent of ''Car Talk,'' the feisty call-in show on WBUR-FM, in which the Tappet Brothers, Ray and Tom Magliozzi, take all questions automotive and rib each other and their callers mercilessly. Now three friends, who grew up together in Christian music and Catholic prayer groups, are preparing to launch a nightly Catholic call-in program on radio station WROL, 950 AM. They've all grown up to be serious...