Inside the Insight - June 2009 By Catholic Insight Staff Issue: June 2009

Memories of a United Church minister Herman Gooden recalls the career of a popular Protestant preacher who may have been misplaced in the church he served.

Three Lessons from Saint Paul the teacher concludes the year of St. Paul with his feast day June 29. Compiled by Cale Clarke.

Social Teachings of the Church Part I Rerum Novarum In anticipation of Pope Benedict’s new encyclical, C.I. publishes extracts from Pope John Paul II’s Centesimus Annus of 1991.

Human rights in jeopardy Part II Edward Pentin’s report on a meeting of the Pontifical Academy for Social Sciences.

Dignatas personae Part III, the Holy See’s latest bioethics document leads to Dr. John Shea’s review of Church teaching and human reproduction.

Early challenges to capital punishment David W.T. Brattston investigates the early Church Fathers` views on the death penalty.

Liberal and Conservative: two terms that have no place in Catholic theology The rather long title says it all. From the desk of Doug McManaman.

An historical note on The Winnipeg Statement Msgr. Vincent Foy recaps on Canada’s rejection of Humanae vitae as well as on his own unsuccessful attempt to revoke it.

Hymns at church David Beresford does not just have a problem with updated words or music in church; he feels strongly against those with copyrights!

Teachers’ “Social Justice” conference This took place in B.C. where two homosexuals have influenced the educational curriculum. Ron Gray reports.

Book Reviews

Review of Nuns: A History of Convent Life, The Deceiver: Our Daily Struggle with Satan, and Orthodoxy: A Centenary Edition.

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