Ecclesia et Civitas

The World and the Church

July 11, 2014 James Kalb 0

In his speech closing the Second Vatican Council, Pope Paul VI noted that “the trend of modern culture” is “centered on humanity, … the modern mind” is “accustomed to assess everything in terms of usefulness,” […]

Ecclesia et Civitas

Carrying on the Battle

June 12, 2014 James Kalb 0

The issues that now put Catholics in opposition to secular public thought are too basic to ignore. The Church accepts God as our reference point, and views freedom to develop our relation to Him and […]

Ecclesia et Civitas

Back to Socrates

May 5, 2014 James Kalb 0

Last month I discussed how the assumptions and language of public life today, which are based on commercial and bureaucratic concerns, are biased against Catholics. To make matters worse, the all-pervasive electronic media, increasing reliance […]

Sojourns with Schall

A Time of Mercy

April 10, 2014 James V. Schall, S.J. 0

“I am sure of this. It is not only Lent; we have been living in a time of mercy for the past thirty years or more, up to today.” — Pope Francis, Exhortation on Mercy […]