Featured Topics

Sometimes I have more to say than will fit in one post. "Featured Topics" links to posts in each series:

• Christopher Marlowe's "The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus"
  (September 19, 2011-January 8, 2012)
• Benedict XVI in Germany, My Take
  (September 27, 2011-October 3, 2011)
• "Caritas in Veritate"
  (Charity in Truth)
  (July 7, 2009-July 8, 2010; January 16, 2012- )

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• Benedict XVI in Germany, My Take¹
  1. "Benedict XVI in Germany, My Take: Hope, Confidence, and Looking Forward"
     (September 27, 2011)
  2. "Benedict XVI in Germany, My Take: Liberation, Transformation, and Getting Personal
     (September 27, 2011)
  3. "Benedict XVI in Germany, My Take: Scandal, Abuse, and the Cross"
     (September 28, 2011)
  4. "Benedict XVI in Germany, My Take: Harlots and Pharisees, Agnostics and Routine Believers"
     (September 29, 2011)
  5. "Benedict XVI in Germany, My Take: Dissent, Conversion, and Knowledge"
     (September 30, 2011)
  6. "Benedict XVI in Germany, My Take: We're Not About 'Joyless Saints' "
     (October 1, 2011)
  7. "Benedict XVI in Germany, My Take: 'Where God is, There is a Future' "
     (October 3, 2011)
• Christopher Marlowe's "The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus"
  1. "Christopher Marlowe's 'Doctor Faustus:' Full of 'Up-To-Date' Ideas"
     (September 19, 2011)
  2. "Faustus, Mephistopheles, and a Simple Contract: What Could Possibly Go Wrong?"
     (September 20, 2011)
  3. "Mephistopheles and the Dress Code of Doctor Faustus"
     (September 22, 2011)
  4. "Doctor Faustus, Benefit/Cost Ratios, and Fulton Sheen"
     (September 23, 2011)
  5. "Another '...Doctor Faustus' Post: But the End is In Sight"
     (September 24, 2011)
  6. "The Strategy of Doctor Faustus - You Have Got to be Kidding"
     (October 10, 2011)
  7. "Mephistopheles, Metaphysics, and Mind Games"
     (October 17, 2011)
  8. "Mephistopheles and an - Ersatz Hot Babe?!"
     (October 24, 2011)
  9. "Angels, Demons, Theological Hooey, and Redemption"
     (October 31, 2011)
  10. "Mephistopheles, Cosmology, and Doctor Faustus"
      (November 7, 2011)
  11. "Doctor Faustus and Redemption: You Gotta Wanna be Redeemed"
      (November 14, 2011)
  12. "Sloth, Faustian Flip-Flops, and Temptation "
      (November 21, 2011)
  13. "Gluttonous Friars, and the Great Faustian Helicopter Chase"
      (November 28, 2011)
  14. "Faust and Friars - Cursing God? - For the Pope?!"
      (December 5, 2011)
  15. "Marlowe's Faustus Meets the Emperor"
      (December 12, 2011)
  16. "Christopher Marlowe's "...Doctor Faustus:" Despair, a Dagger, and a Helpful Demon"
      (December 19, 2011)
  17. "Repentance, Faustus, and an Impatient Demon"
      (December 26, 2011)
  18. "Faust, Fear, and - a Femme Fatale?"
      (January 2, 2012)
  19. "Marolwe's Faustus: Waffling His Way to Hell"
      (January 9, 2012)
• "Caritas in Veritate"
  (Charity in Truth)
  • Introduction
    • Section 1
      " 'Caritas in Veritate' (Love in Truth): New Encyclical in the News, With Link to Vatican Document"
      (July 7, 2009)
    • Section 2
      "Reading 'Caritas in Veritate' (Love in Truth), a Few Paragraphs at a Time"
      (July 8, 2009)
    • Section 3
      "Caritas in Veritate, Charity in Truth: Keeping it Real"
      (July 17, 2009)
    • Posts with some of my opinions about Caritas in Veritate:
      • " 'Pope blasts capitalism' - but Keep Reading"
        (July 17, 2009)
      • "Caritas in Veritate, Charity in Truth: 'Purposefully Vague'?"
        (July 18, 2009)
    • Section 4
      "Caritas in Veritate: Charity Isn't Just a Good Sentiment"
      (July 22, 2009)
    • Section 5
      "Caritas in Veritate: Charity is More Than Thinking Lovely Thoughts"
      (August 8, 2009)
    • Sections 6, 7
      "Caritas in Veritate: Charity, Justice, and the Common Good"
      (January 24, 2010)
    • Sections 8, 9
      "Caritas in Veritate: Charity, Illumined by the Light of Reason and Faith"
      (January 31, 2010)
  • Introduction (10), Chapter 1 (11)
    The Message of Populorum Progressio
    • Sections 10, 11
      "Caritas in Veritate: Charity, Hungry Nations of the World, and the Catholic Church"
      (July 8, 2010)
    • Sections 12, 13
      "Caritas in Veritate: Time, Change, and the Church"
      (July 18, 2010)
    • Section 14
      " 'Inevitable Progress;' 'We're All Gonna Die;' and Getting a Grip"
      (January 16, 2012)
    • Sections 15, 16
      "Caritas in Veritate: Progress, Ethics, and Sex"
      (January 23, 2012)
    • Sections 17, 18
      "Charity in Truth: Freedom, Responsibility, and God"
      (January 30, 2012)
    • Sections 19, 20
      "Charity in Truth: 'Urgent' Plus 44 Years and Counting"
      (February 6, 2012)
  • Chapter Two
    Human Development in Our Time
    • Section 21
      " 'To Build a Better Future ... With Confidence Rather Than Resignation''"
      (February 20, 2012)
    • Section 22
      " 'The Scandal of Glaring Inequalities' "
      (February 27, 2012)
    • Section 23
      "Upset Applecarts: A Hopeful Sign"
      (March 5, 2012)
    • Section 24
      "The Catholic Church, a Changing World, and New Forms of Political Participation"
      (March 12, 2012)
    • Section 25
      "Global Economics, Fundamental Rights: 'It's Complicated' "
      (March 19, 2012)
    • Section 26
      "Intercultural Dialogue: Great Potential; Big Risks"
      (March 26, 2012)
    • Section 27
      "Hunger; an Ethical Imperative; and People"
      (April 2, 2012)
    • Section 28
      "The Center of 'True Development' "
      (April 9, 2012)
    • Section 29
      " 'Come Ride the Steel Dinosaur:' or, not"
      (April 16, 2012)
    • Section 30
      " 'Deeds Without Knowledge are Blind' "
      (April 23, 2012)
    • Section 31
      "Love and Intelligence, Faith and Reason"
      (April 30, 2012)
    • Section 32
      " 'Human Costs Always Include Economic Costs' "
      (May 7, 2012)
    • Section 33
      "May 14, 2012 Working Toward the 'Civilization of Love' "
      (May 14, 2012)
  • Chapter Three
    Fraternity, Economic Development and Civil Society
    • Section 34
      "Uncalled-for Charity"
      (May 21, 2012)
    • Section 35
      "Building the World of Tomorrow - Make that Worlds"
      (May 28, 2012)
    • Section 36
      " 'Neither Ethically Neutral, nor Inherently Inhuman' "
      (June 4, 2012)
    • Section 37
      " 'The Logic of the Unconditional Gift' "
      (June 11, 2012)
    • Section 38
      " 'Civilizing the Economy' "
      (June 18, 2012)
    • Section 39
      " 'The Market of Gratuitousness' "
      (June 25, 2012)
    • Section 40
      " 'A Profoundly New Way of Understanding Business Enterprise' "
      (July 2, 2012)
    • Section 41, first half
      "More Than 'Just a Cog' "
      (July 9, 2012)
    • Section 41, second half
      " 'A New Order of Economic Productivity, Socially Responsible and Human in Scale' "
      (July 16, 2012)
    • Section 42, first half
      " 'The Breaking-Down of Borders' "
      (July 30, 2012)
    • Section 42, second half
      "The Status Quo Must Go"
      (July 30, 2012)
  • Chapter Four
    The Development of People / Rights and Duties / The Environment
    • Section 43, first half
      "Rights, Duties, and Ideas: Good & Otherwise"
      (August 6, 2012)
    • Section 43, second half
      "Rights and Duties"
      (August 6, 2012)
    • Section 44, First part
      "Authentic Development, Kids, and the Hypothetical Case of Yougaria"
      (August 15, 2012)
    • Section 44, Second part
      "New York City, Sauk Centre, and a 'Brain Pool' "
      (August 20, 2012)
    • Section 44, Third part
      " 'The Beauty of Marriage and the Family' "
      (August 27, 2012)
    • Section 45
      "Generic Ethics"
      (September 3, 2012)
    • Section 46, first part
      "Business, Change, and Profit"
      (September 10, 2012)
    • Section 46, second ppart
      " 'New Kinds of Enterprise' "
      (October 1, 2012)
    • Section 47, first part
      "Development isn't a Four-Letter Word"
      (October 8, 2012)
    • Section 47, second part
      "Development isn't a Four-Letter Word"
      (October 8, 2012)
    • Section 47, third part
      " 'I Love Humanity - - - ' "
      (October 15, 2012)
    • Section 47, fourth part
      "Development: Done With People, Not to Them"
      (October 22, 2012)
    • Section 48, first part
      " 'The Natural Environment ... God's Gift to Everyone' "
      (October 29, 2012)
    • Section 48, second part
      "Nature: 'Wise Use,' Yes;
      'Reckless Exploitation,' No "
      (November 12, 2012)
    • Section 48, continued
      "Nature: and the Responsible Use of Freedom"
      (November 19, 2012)
    • Section 49
      "Common Sense and New Light 'Bulbs' "
      (December 3, 2012)
    • Section 49
      "Solidarity and Silly Ideas"
      (December 17, 2012)
    • Section 49
      "Energy Resources, Change, and Assumptions"
      (December 31, 2012)
    • Section 49
      "January 7, 2013 Living in Minnesota: Or, Why We Need a Furnace"
      (January 7, 2013)
    • Section 50
      "Advanced Technologies and Responsible Stewardship"
      (January 14, 2013)
    • Section 50
      " '...Efficient Use - Not Abuse - of Natural Resources...' "
      (January 21, 2013)

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¹ I launched "Featured Topics" on the Monday after October 2, 2011. As you see, I had started the 'Pope in Germany' series before deciding on the 'Monday post' routine.