First Things RSS Feed - Nancy W. Yos https://www.firstthings.com/author/nancy-w-yos en-us Copyright 2025 First Things. All Rights Reserved. ft@firstthings.com (The Editors) ft@firstthings.com (The Editors) Mon, 20 Jan 2025 16:56:55 -0500 https://d2201k5v4hmrsv.cloudfront.net/img/favicon-196.png First Things RSS Feed Image https://www.firstthings.com/rss/author/nancy-w-yos 60 Teach Me: A Catholic Cri de Coeur https://www.firstthings.com/article/1992/04/teach-me-a-catholic-cri-de-coeur https://www.firstthings.com/article/1992/04/teach-me-a-catholic-cri-de-coeur Wed, 01 Apr 1992 00:00:00 -0500 No, the situation could hardly be more serious, unless Diocletian reclined still in his palace, and martyrs still faced night arrest and torture in the amphitheaters. The situation could hardly be more dire, unless the old Roman law still survived that stated flatly, frighteningly, “It is unlawful for Christians to exist.” No such law operates today, but the Catholic Church in the United States behaves as if one did. The situation is this: that the Catholic Church in the United States is committing suicide through refusal to educate its people.

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