Ecclesia et Civitas

The Destruction of Thought

May 8, 2015 James Kalb 0

Thought is the attempt to understand the good, beautiful, and true in an orderly way. Man is naturally reasonable and oriented toward those things, so it’s a normal part of life. Even so, it depends […]

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Catholicism and the Ideological Temptation

March 15, 2015 James Kalb 0

Stubborn differences on political and social issues usually come out of problems regarding basic understandings. It’s not always obvious what the problems are. Most often they have to do with something that goes without saying […]

Sojourns with Schall

Ideas and Actions

March 8, 2015 James V. Schall, S.J. 0

“So many past controversies between Christians can be overcome when we put aside all polemical or apologetic approaches, and seek instead to grasp more firmly what unites us, namely, our call to share in the […]

Sojourns with Schall

The Pope In the Air

February 27, 2015 James V. Schall, S.J. 0

“It [security] is an enormous concern for me, a big concern. Am I afraid? You know, I have a shortcoming: a healthy dose of recklessness. I am not bothered by these things. Every now and […]

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Where to Go with Social Teaching?

February 23, 2015 James Kalb 0

To all appearances, everyday life is becoming ever more at odds with the Catholic vision of what it should be. It’s becoming less like life as traditionally conceived, a network of relationships, loyalties, and purposes, […]

Sojourns with Schall

On the “Reform” of Islam

February 15, 2015 James V. Schall, S.J. 0

I. The President of Egypt, at Al Azhar University in Cairo, recently did everyone a favor by putting on the table, from inside of the Islamic world itself, the question of its public conduct and […]