Ryan T. Anderson

Oh wait, we don’t say that anymore . . . It’s Ash Wednesday, which means Lent is upon us. Lent, of course, is a time for penance and self-denial. Fasting and abstinence (from meat, that is), almsgiving, increased devotions. But many Christians, especially from my generation, . . . . Continue Reading »

The Drudge Report is highlighting this BBC article on the decline of religious life in the Catholic Church. Here’s the basic gist: Newly published statistics showed that the number of men and women belonging to religious orders fell by 10% to just under a million between 2005 and 2006. During . . . . Continue Reading »

Whether you agree with their endorsement or not , this fact seems mightily important: The judiciary is different. On Jan. 20, 2009, six of the nine Supreme Court justices will be over 70. Most of them could be replaced by the next president, particularly if he or she is re-elected. Given the . . . . Continue Reading »

From David Brooks’ New York Times column today: Obama is the one insistently calling on audiences to serve a cause greater than self-interest. He’s the one transcending partisanship and telling young people that politics can be the means to a meaningful, purpose-driven life. Regardless . . . . Continue Reading »

On Monday, Nathaniel wrote about college endowments and proposed legislation. The Pope Center for Higher Education Policy debates the question, “Should colleges be required to pay out a percentage of their endowments?” here . . . . . Continue Reading »

Amanda, the story you linked to caught my eye this morning, selfishly, because the cancer medication that was contaminated and caused the paralysis—methotrexate—is one of the drugs I take (though for arthritis, not cancer, treatment). But I don’t know if pro-lifers should be jumping . . . . Continue Reading »

This New York Times article on Washington think tanks. This article in the current issue of the Weekly Standard on the connection between religion and the death penalty. I’ve been called “religious” once or twice in the past, but, not being a supporter of capital punishment, I . . . . Continue Reading »

(Hat tip: WDTPRS ) . . . . Continue Reading »

The Vatican has posted the Pope’s Message for Lent . This year he stresses the spiritual discipline of almsgiving along with the principle of the universal destination of earthly goods. There’s this: Almsgiving, according to the Gospel, is not mere philanthropy: rather it is a concrete . . . . Continue Reading »

Last week friends from Yale Law School and Yale Divinity School sent me an article in the Yale Daily News that covered the Reproductive Rights Action League at Yale (RALY) and the Yale Medical Students for Choice commemoration of Roe v. Wade . While other students were participating in the March . . . . Continue Reading »