Sojourns with Schall

The “True” Islam

January 24, 2016 James V. Schall, S.J. 0

I. Lumen Gentium, the Dogmatic Constitution on the Church of Vatican II, states that the Mohammedans “profess their faith as the faith of Abraham, and with us they worship the one, merciful God who will […]

Ecclesia et Civitas

Theory, Practice, and the Church

January 14, 2016 James Kalb 0

There has been a great deal of talk in the Church lately about a supposed opposition between rules and reality, theology and life, doctrine and pastoral considerations. Some of the talk has gone to extremes, […]

Sojourns with Schall

Novel Reflections on “Submission”

December 29, 2015 James V. Schall, S.J. 1

“’It’s submission,’ Rediger murmured. ‘The shocking and simple idea, which had never been so forcefully expressed, that the summit of human happiness resides in the most absolute submission. I hesitate to discuss the idea with […]

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Rational Animals

The Unbearable Oppression of Yoga

December 5, 2015 Christopher S. Morrissey 0

Traditional logic is famous for classifying human beings as “rational animals.” What would traditional logicians make of the current craze of student activists who seek explicit institutional enforcement of “safe spaces” on campus? Student protests […]

Ecclesia et Civitas

Why the Unreality?

December 2, 2015 James Kalb 0

People who reject secular progressivism, especially in its more highly developed forms, are often puzzled by its proponents. Do they really believe what they say they believe, for example that diversity is always strength, or […]