Are Catholics finding something new to say to the culture in North America?
Yes. A lot of that has to do with Pope John Paul II, both as an instrument and as a cause. What we are seeing right now is the true implementation of Vatican II, 30 years after it took place. As a result of that, there is a whole generation of Catholics who are ignorant of their faith and doctrine. Consequently, there is a pent-up hunger for authentic Catholic teaching. The old instruments, pre-Vatican II, or even recent post-Vatican II, are no longer adequate. So there are people, on their own, and for the most part lay initiatives, coming up with their own ideas. At the same time, I should mention that, unfortunately, a lot of these new publications have cross-subscriber lists, so we cannot be too optimistic. There are 60 million Catholics in the United States and perhaps all these magazines together have 150,000 subscribers. There is an awful lot of room to reach the masses, and over time that might be done more through the media of television, radio or the Internet, rather than pri
