Religious freedom is the issue of the hour: in America, in Europe, in what we (used to?) think of as “the West”. But what is particularly interesting is that this comes just as we are […]
Regarding the controversy over Holy Communion and one’s abortion stance (as well as one’s stance on some other issues), it is helpful to remember some things already said. For example, this six-point 2004 Memorandum from […]
I know it’s shocking and unexpected, but the evidence—both data-driven and anecdotal—indicates that people increasingly care less about others and more about themselves. In fact, in a survey that has so far tested 14,000 volunteers, […]
From a Politico.com piece posted today, written by David Nather and Charles Mahtesian: This was supposed to be an election in which the economy dominated the debate, social issues took a backseat and the culture […]
Some mornings are like that. You know, you get up. You say some prayers. Kiss the wife. Do a little execrise and get your bowl of cereal. Then you discover a treasury of early morning […]
At Catholic Culture, Phil Lawler has an informative piece on this week’s announcement that the Pope will create six new cardinals at a consistory next month. That this is a “surprise” move—and the first time […]
On October 28, 312, Emperor Constantine met Emperor Maxentius in battle just outside the city of Rome at the Milvian Bridge, spanning the Tiber. This battle—occurring exactly 1,700 years ago—is one of the most important […]
… is a former and now dissenting nun: For Diane Dougherty, it is a way to live up to her calling and to challenge the hierarchy of the Catholic Church. It is a hierarchy that […]
“Can we have a comprehensive view of nature if we do not include an adequate account of consciousness, cognition, and value?” asks William Carroll, in his review of Mind and Cosmos: Why the Materialist Neo-Darwinian […]
Engraved in stone over the entrance of a grade school on Long Island, New York, that was built at the turn of the twentieth century are the words: “Let those who dare to teach never […]
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