One of the many contentious questions in the debate over gay marriage is whether, and how, same-sex marriage would affect the flourishing of families and especially of children. Alana Newman, who has written for us before on gay marriage and assisted reproductive technologies, took up that topic . . . . Continue Reading »
That’s the vision advanced by the Obama administration in their broadened—-but still much, much too narrow—-exemption to the HHS mandate. According to the administration’s factsheet , an employer will be exempt if it: opposes providing coverage for some or all of any . . . . Continue Reading »
Anna Broadway on sex trafficking at the Super Bowl : When sports fans descend on New Orleans this weekend, they will encounter not just the city’s legendary hospitality, but very possibly opportunities to buy sex as well. If they do so, those men—johns, as they are often called—may . . . . Continue Reading »
Richard G. Stern, writer and educator, died on January 24, 2013 at age 84. John Wilson, editor of Books and Culture , wrote about Stern’s stories as part of a year-end fiction roundup in our December 2005 issue: The protagonist of Stern’s story . . . . Continue Reading »
Inaugural Saint Catherine of Siena Chair in Health Care Ethics Lecture Brother Ignatius Perkins, O.P. Saturday, February 2, 2013 1:00 p.m. Professional literature in health care ethics today frequently reports discussions on the multiple variables that threaten the human dignity and vulnerability . . . . Continue Reading »
Glory in Repetition Andre Yee, Desiring God What Was “Pre-Lent”? Shawn Tribe, New Liturgical Movement The Mandate and “State Employers” Joseph Knippenberg, Atlanta Journal-Constitution Stick to the Tortellini, Mr. Bruni Michael Sean Winters, National Catholic Reporter The . . . . Continue Reading »
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