The Logic of the Resurrection
The resurrection of the body is not primarily a question of logic. It is a question of fact, of witness. We do not begin from a philosophical theory to deduce the resurrection of the body. […]
The resurrection of the body is not primarily a question of logic. It is a question of fact, of witness. We do not begin from a philosophical theory to deduce the resurrection of the body. […]
The following is from A Short Primer for Unsettled Laymen (Ignatius Press, 1985). Without a doubt, at the center of the New Testament there stands the Cross, which receives its interpretation from the Resurrection. The […]
The recent endorsement of same-sex marriage by former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton came as no surprise. She joins a long list of politicians—mostly Democrats, but increasingly more Republicans—who claim to have been “recently” converted […]
H. L. Mencken—satirist, progressive, pseudo-misogynist, provocateur—wrote a book in 1918 called In Defense of Women. Like an optical illusion, the title, depending on one’s focal point, can mean defending women or defending oneself from women. […]
Following the announcement of Benedict XVI’s retirement, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I, the chief hierarch of the Eastern Orthodox Churches, issued a statement expressing his profound respect and friendship to Benedict. Bartholomew honored Pope Benedict as […]
“Church as ours and ours alone is a pointless game in a sandbox.” — Fr. Joseph Ratzinger, 1970 This morning, as I watched live video of Pope Benedict XVI flying from the Vatican to the […]
When a coalition of United States scientists issued the most recent draft of its National Climate Assessment, it captured the attention of environmental regulators like me. Two weeks later, the United States Environmental Protection Agency […]
In their elusive quest for social justice, civil authorities have over the centuries learned much from the Church. As a result, a great many forms of state-sponsored welfare—especially in the growing liberality of the West—are […]
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