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Can Universities Be Catholic?

by Robert J. Egan, S.J.

Commonweal, April 5, 1996, pp. 11-13

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        Last Dance (1996 Film) by Bruce Beresford
      11. [+]
        Can Lonergan replace Aquinas? by Richard Liddy, pp. 22-25 - 1 Review
        Contending with Modernity by Philip Gleason
      12. [+]
        Relativism in Retreat by David McCabe, pp. 26-27 - 2 Reviews
        Seedbeds of Virtue by Mary Ann Glendon and David Blankenhorn
        Common Values by Sissela Bok
      13. [+]
        Two of a Certain Kind by Robert Murray Davis, pp. 28-30 - 2 Reviews
        Cyril Connolly by Clive Fisher
        Malcolm Muggeridge: The Biography by Richard Ingrams
      14. The cutting edge of memory by David K. Platt, pp. 31-32
      15. Cover art, design by Charles Hogarth and Emil Antonucci
  3. [+]
    Issues of Jul.-Sep. 1996 = 4 Issues, 68 Articles
    1. [+]
      July 12, 1996 Issue = 12 Articles
      1. Correspondence, pp. 2-4
      2. Editorial, p. 5
      3. Notebook by Paul Baumann, p. 6
      4. All together now by Abigail McCarthy, p. 7
      5. I can't back Clinton by John T. Joyce, pp. 8-10
      6. The Exercise of the Primacy by John R. Quinn, pp. 11-20
      7. [+]
        Screen: Insane Times by Richard Alleva, pp. 21-22 - 2 Reviews
        I Shot Andy Warhol (1996 Film) by Mary Harron
        Anne Frank Remembered (1995 Film) by Jon Blair
      8. [+]
        Roots of Catholic racism by Don Wycliff, pp. 23-24 - 1 Review
        Parish Boundaries by John T. McGreevy
      9. [+]
        Son of a G-Man by James Uebbing, p. 25 - 1 Review
        An American Requiem by James Carroll
      10. [+]
        When No Choice Is Moral by Harry James Cargas, pp. 26-30 - 1 Review
        Am I a Murderer? by Calel Perechodnik
      11. Sounds of summer by Katharine Byrne, pp. 31-32
      12. Cover Illustration by Emil Antonucci
    2. [+]
      August 16, 1996 Issue = 17 Articles
      1. Correspondence, pp. 2-4
      2. Editorial, p. 5
      3. Dear Mr. Clinton by Sidney Callahan, p. 6
      4. Moving up the ladder by David R. Carlin, Jr., p. 7
      5. Green with disgust by Victor Ferkiss, p. 8
      6. Who's Tony Blair? by Bernard Bergonzi, pp. 9-10
      7. So Finely Tuned a Universe by John Polkinghorne, p. 11
      8. Anaximenes by Peter Warshaw, pp. 12-16
      9. Shooting Stars by Steven Lewis, pp. 17-18
      10. [+]
        Screen: Who Killed the Sheriff? by Richard Alleva, pp. 19-20 - 1 Review
        Lone Star (1996 Film) by John Sayles
      11. Media by Frank McConnell, pp. 21-22
      12. [+]
        What trust reveals by Edward T. Oakes, p. 23 - 1 Review
        Quarks, Chaos and Christianity by John Polkinghorne
      13. [+]
        Chinese Apocalypse by Nicholas R. Clifford, pp. 24-25 - 1 Review
        God's Chinese Son by Jonathan D. Spence
      14. [+]
        She Can Punch by Paul Baumann, p. 26 - 1 Review
        Serpent on the Rock by Alice Thomas Ellis
      15. [+]
        The Cost of Victory by R. Scott Appleby, pp. 27-30 - 1 Review
        In the Shadow of War by Michael Sherry
      16. 'Waiter!' by Michael Varga, pp. 31-32
      17. Cover Illustration by Emil Antonucci
    3. [+]
      September 13, 1996 Issue = 24 Articles
      1. Correspondence, pp. 2-4
      2. Editorial, pp. 5-6
      3. Notebook by Robert G. Hoyt, p. 7
      4. God & man on Mars by John Garvey, p. 8
      5. A civil tongue by Abigail McCarthy, pp. 9-10
      6. The Second Time Around by Kevin Kane, pp. 11-12
      7. The Annulment Game by Marian E. Crowe, p. 13
      8. Eve's Body by Edward Higgins, pp. 14-15
      9. The Pollsters Look at U.S. Catholics by Peter Steinfels, pp. 16-17
      10. Dirty Windows by Joyce K. Luzzi, pp. 18-19
      11. Rx for Ailing Parishes by Thomas P. Sweetser, pp. 20-23
      12. Structure Matters by Robert W. Wilson, pp. 24-25
      13. Churches, Schools, Survival & Money by Timothy S. Collins, pp. 26-27
      14. [+]
        Screen: Nietzschean Express by Richard Alleva, pp. 28-29 - 1 Review
        Trainspotting (1996 Film) by Danny Boyle
      15. Retrieval/From the Shallows by Dixie Partridge, p. 30
      16. [+]
        Swept away by Emil Antonucci, p. 31 - 1 Review
        An Accidental Autobiography by Barbara Grizzuti Harrison
      17. [+]
        Cautionary Tales by Martin E. Marty, p. 32 - 1 Review
        Grant Us Courage by Randall Balmer
      18. [+]
        Once Upon a Time by Francis X. Murphy, p. 33 - 1 Review
        History of Vatican II by Giuseppe Alberigo and Joseph A. Komonchak
      19. [+]
        Meeting My Neighbors by Heather King, pp. 34-35 - 2 Reviews
        East to America by Elaine H. Kim and Eui-Young Yu
        Still Life with Rice by Helie Lee
      20. [+]
        Olympus in Albany by Daniel M. Murtaugh, pp. 36-37 - 1 Review
        The Flaming Corsage by William J. Kennedy
      21. [+]
        A Crowd of Individualists by Thomas Massaro, pp. 38-39 - 2 Reviews
        American Exceptionalism by Seymour Martin Lipset
        The Rise of the Imperial Self by Ronald W. Dworkin
      22. [+]
        Form, Function & Fads by Christopher Thomas, pp. 40-45 - 2 Reviews
        The International Style by Henry Russell Hitchcock and Philip Johnson
        Living Machines by E. Michael Jones
      23. A very high pop-up by David Y. Todd, pp. 46-48
      24. Cover Illustration by Emil Antonucci
    4. [+]
      September 27, 1996 Issue = 15 Articles
      1. Correspondence, pp. 2-4
      2. Editorials, p. 5
      3. Bosnia , p. 6
      4. Red Bob by David R. Carlin, Jr., pp. 6-7
      5. Let's talk by Sidney Callahan, p. 8
      6. Mexico's crime wave by George W. Grayson, pp. 9-10
      7. The Catholic Vote in '96 by David C. Leege, pp. 11-16
      8. A Parallel Account by Margaret O'Brien Steinfels, pp. 17-18
      9. [+]
        Screen: Two Holes in One by Richard Alleva, pp. 19-20 - 2 Reviews
        Emma (1996 Film) by Douglas McGrath#2
        Tin Cup (1996 Film) by Ron Shelton
      10. Media by Frank McConnell, pp. 21-22
      11. [+]
        Trust, but verify by R. Scott Appleby, pp. 23-24 - 1 Review
        Active Faith by Ralph Reed
      12. [+]
        Kids Having Kids: What To Do? by Barbara Dafoe Whitehead, pp. 25-26 - 1 Review
        Dubious Conceptions by Kristin Luker
      13. [+]
        Religion booknotes by Lawrence S. Cunningham, pp. 27-30 - 5 Reviews
        Readings in Modern Theology by Robin Gill
        Serene Compassion by Denise Lardner Carmody and John Tully Carmody, ...
        Studying the Life of Francis of Assisi by William R. Hugo
        Living Strings by Michael Whelan
        Guests in Their Own House by Carmel Mcenroy
      14. Supreme folly by John Hagen, Jr., pp. 31-32
      15. Cover Illustration by Emil Antonucci
  4. [+]
    Issues of Oct.-Dec. 1996 = 6 Issues, 101 Articles
    1. [+]
      October 11, 1996 Issue = 17 Articles
      1. Correspondence, pp. 2-4
      2. Editorials, p. 5
      3. Fitzgerald at 100 by Abigail McCarthy, p. 6
      4. We are not our own by John Garvey, p. 7
      5. Clinton's re-election by Wilson Carey McWilliams, p. 8
      6. Catholic wins by Gregory R. Beabout, pp. 9-10
      7. Two Traditions by Charles E. Curran, pp. 11-13
      8. Serving the Smelly Poor by Heather King, pp. 14-15
      9. Emily Dickinson Taking the Train by Nancy G. Westerfield, p. 16
      10. Media by Frank McConnell, pp. 17-18
      11. [+]
        Dance, dance, wherever you may be by Robert N. Bellah, pp. 19-20 - 1 Review
        Keeping Together in Time by William H. McNeill
      12. [+]
        Irish Troubles by Suzanne Keen, pp. 21-22 - 1 Review
        The Woman Who Walked Into Doors by Roddy Doyle
      13. [+]
        Where the Stress Lies by Celia Wren, pp. 23-24 - 1 Review
        Auden by Richard Davenport-Hines
      14. [+]
        The Rich Are Different by David Toolan, pp. 25-26 - 1 Review
        Sky Over El Nido by C.M. Mayo
      15. [+]
        Advocating Journalism by Raymond A. Schroth, pp. 27-30 - 1 Review
        Breaking the News by James Fallows
      16. This toll's for thee by Peter Feuerherd, pp. 31-32
      17. Cover Illustration by Emil Antonucci
    2. [+]
      October 25, 1996 Issue = 19 Articles
      1. Correspondence, p. 4
      2. Editorial, p. 5
      3. Death's fearful curse by Sidney Callahan, pp. 6-7
      4. Taking liberties by David R. Carlin, Jr., p. 8
      5. Whose story will win? by David Callahan, p. 9
      6. Getting it backwards by John Buell, pp. 10-11
      7. The Dignity of Helplessness by Rand Richards Cooper, pp. 12-13
      8. Mortality by Jim Kacian, p. 14
      9. 'Don't Look Back' by David Loxterkamp, pp. 15-16
      10. Our Lady of Providence by Robert J. Oberg, p. 17
      11. [+]
        Screen: Diminishing Dorothy Day by Richard Alleva, p. 18 - 1 Review
        Entertaining Angels (1996 Film) by Michael Brindley
      12. Media by Frank McConnell, pp. 19-20
      13. [+]
        Go to jail, go directly to jail by Charles R. Morris, p. 21 - 1 Review
        The Oxford History of the Prison by Norval Morris and David J. Rothman
      14. [+]
        PG-13 by Michael O. Garvey, pp. 22-23 - 2 Reviews
        Sin and Censorship by Frank Walsh
        Seeing and Believing by Margaret R. Miles
      15. [+]
        The Unforgiven by J.V. Long, p. 24 - 1 Review
        The Statement by Brian Moore
      16. [+]
        This Dying Flesh by F. Gonzalez-Crussi, pp. 25-26 - 1 Review
        Master of Death by Michael Camille
      17. [+]
        Stranger Than Fiction by John P. Horgan, pp. 27-30 - 1 Review
        Haiti, History, and the Gods by Joan Dayan
      18. Not your momma by Peter Feuerherd, pp. 31-32
      19. Cover art, design by Charles Wells and Emil Antonucci
    3. [+]
      November 8, 1996 Issue = 16 Articles
      1. Correspondence, p. 4
      2. Editorial, p. 5
      3. Et cetera, p. 6
      4. Henri Nouwen by John Garvey, p. 6
      5. Shusaku Endo by Robert Coles, pp. 7-8
      6. [+]
        Ahoy! by Edward T. Wheeler, pp. 9-11 - 1 Review
        The Yellow Admiral by Patrick O'Brian
      7. Media by Robert F. Moss, pp. 12-13
      8. [+]
        Saint Jude: Double agent by James T. Fisher, pp. 14-16 - 1 Review
        Thank You, St. Jude by Robert A. Orsi
      9. [+]
        The Journey So Far by Alan Wolfe, pp. 17-18 - 1 Review
        Miles to Go by Daniel Patrick Moynihan
      10. [+]
        Was Mary a Woman? by Sara Maitland, pp. 19-20 - 1 Review
        Mary Through the Centuries by Jaroslav Pelikan
      11. [+]
        What Wilson Misses by Don Wycliff, pp. 21-23 - 1 Review
        When Work Disappears by William Julius Wilson
      12. [+]
        Local Color by Rand Richards Cooper, pp. 24-25 - 1 Review
        Same Place, Same Things by Tim Gautreaux
      13. [+]
        Out of Ireland by Thomas Deignan, pp. 26-27 - 1 Review
        Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt
      14. [+]
        'In Retrospect,' Redux by James J. Uebbing, pp. 28-30 - 1 Review
        The Living and the Dead by Paul Hendrickson
      15. Art on its own terms by Walter Kerr, pp. 31-32
      16. Cover Illustration by Emil Antonucci
    4. [+]
      November 22, 1996 Issue = 15 Articles
      1. Correspondence, p. 4
      2. Editorial, p. 5
      3. It's payback time by Abigail McCarthy, p. 6
      4. The capital that counts by Sidney Callahan, pp. 7-8
      5. Gender & Religion by Kenneth L. Woodward, pp. 9-14
      6. Homosexuality & the Priesthood by John Shekleton, pp. 15-17
      7. Splitting Wood by William Hart, p. 18
      8. [+]
        Screen: Heroes & Prodigies by Richard Alleva, pp. 19-20 - 2 Reviews
        Michael Collins (1996 Film) by Neil Jordan
        Shine (1996 Film) by Scott Hicks
      9. Media by Frank McConnell, pp. 21-22
      10. [+]
        Who sees what, & possibly why by John T. McGreevy, p. 23 - 1 Review
        Visionaries by William A. Christian, Jr.
      11. [+]
        A Christ-Haunted Land by Jason Berry, pp. 24-25 - 1 Review
        Judgment and Grace in Dixie by Charles Reagan Wilson
      12. [+]
        A House Built on Sandel by R. Bruce Douglass, pp. 26-27 - 1 Review
        Democracy's Discontent by Michael J. Sandel
      13. [+]
        Religion booknotes by Lawrence S. Cunningham, pp. 28-30 - 4 Reviews
        Visions and Longings by Monica Furlong
        Sisters in Arms by Jo Ann Kay McNamara
        Power, Gender and Christian Mysticism by Grace M. Jantzen
        In Search of Mary by Sally Cunneen
      14. Take a hike by Nancy G. Westerfield, pp. 31-32
      15. Cover Illustration by Emil Antonucci
    5. [+]
      December 6, 1996 Issue = 18 Articles
      1. Correpondence, p. 4
      2. Editorial by Joseph Bernardin, p. 5
      3. Democracy in decline by David R. Carlin, Jr., pp. 6-7
      4. What we voted for by Wilson Carey McWilliams, p. 8
      5. Pulpit politicking by Peter Feuerherd, pp. 9-10
      6. How the Vatican Works by Margaret O'Brien Steinfels, pp. 11-13
      7. [+]
        Ecclesiastical Science by Daniel F. Hoye, pp. 14-17 - 1 Review
        Inside the Vatican by Thomas J. Reese
      8. [+]
        Screen: The Bard in America by Richard Alleva, pp. 18-19 - 2 Reviews
        Looking for Richard (1996 Film) by Al Pacino
        William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet (1996 Film) by Baz Luhrmann
      9. Critics' choices for Christmas by David Lodge, p. 20
      10. --- by Kathleen Norris, p. 21
      11. --- by Jack Schwartz, pp. 22-23
      12. --- by Valerie Sayers, p. 24
      13. --- by David Gonzalez, pp. 25-26
      14. --- by Rosemary Deen, p. 27
      15. --- by Bernard Bergonzi, p. 28
      16. --- by Chet Raymo, pp. 29-30
      17. A little cello music by Valerie Schultz, pp. 31-32
      18. Cover Illustration by Emil Antonucci
    6. [+]
      December 20, 1996 Issue = 16 Articles
      1. Correspondence, pp. 2-4
      2. Editorial, p. 5
      3. Called to be saints by John Garvey, p. 6
      4. Is family leave enough? by John Buell, pp. 7-8
      5. Labor's growing pains by Kelly Candaele and Peter Dreier, p. 9
      6. This Burning by Dixie Partridge, p. 10
      7. The Benevolence of Babies by Sidney Callahan, pp. 11-13
      8. [+]
        Screen: Romance Old & New by Richard Alleva, pp. 14-15 - 2 Reviews
        Twelfth Night (1996 Film) by Trevor Nunn
        The English Patient (1996 Film) by Anthony Minghella
      9. [+]
        Getting & Spending by Richard Madsen, pp. 16-17 - 1 Review
        Poor Richard's Principle by Robert Wuthnow
      10. [+]
        Explaining God Away by Luke Timothy Johnson, pp. 18-19 - 1 Review
        The Domestication of Transcendence by William C. Placher
      11. [+]
        Boo-Hoo by Celia Wren, pp. 20-21 - 1 Review
        The Oxford Book of Twentieth-Century Ghost Stories by Michael Cox
      12. Iona; Mountain House; No Country for Old Men by David Kleinbard, p. 22
      13. [+]
        Consecrating the Ordinary by Harold Isbell, p. 23 - 1 Review
        Sands of the Well by Denise Levertov
      14. 'You will die this week' by Ellen Gaynor, p. 24
      15. Index to Volume CXXIII, pp. 25-32
      16. Cover Illustration by Emil Antonucci
8. [+]
  Issues of 1997 = 22 Issues, 404 Articles
9. [+]
  Issues of 1998 = 22 Issues, 408 Articles
10. [+]
  Issues of 1999 = 22 Issues, 407 Articles
[+]
Issues of the 2000s = 2 Years, 44 Issues, 778 Articles
1. [+]
  Issues of 2000 = 22 Issues, 390 Articles
2. [+]
  Issues of 2001 = 22 Issues, 388 Articles