Analysis

The Difficult Way of Mercy

April 19, 2016 Dr. Randall B. Smith 0

Allow me to suggest the case of an apostolic exhortation never written that may never be written. Let’s say it deals with the pastoral concerns that arise due to the increasing presence in our society […]

Opinion

Realism and Islam

April 17, 2016 James V. Schall, S.J. 6

I. Political realism, long associated with Augustine, constrains us to consider what Machiavelli later recommended to us—namely, to look at what men “do” do and not at what they “ought” to do. This advice would […]

Essay

Apocalypse How?

April 16, 2016 Carl E. Olson 0

Readings: • Acts 13:14, 43-52 • Ps 100:1-2, 3, 5 • Rev 7:9, 14b-17 • Jn 10:27-30 Pop quiz: which book of the Bible describes black helicopters, high-tech warfare involving Russia and China, and computer […]