A Narrow Victory for Religious Liberty

by Mark Movsesian

Fulton is a victory f0r religious liberty, but, given the fact-specific nature of the case, it might not be as concrete or influential as some might hope. Continue Reading »

23 Jun 2021

Fulton and the Future of Religious Liberty

by Gerard V. Bradley

It is not that believers won the battle but lost the war in Fulton. It is rather that—according to Alito (joined by Justices Thomas and Gorsuch)—victory in the war was at hand, and yet forsaken. Continue Reading »

18 Jun 2021

Philadelphia and the New “Tolerance”

by Francis X. Maier

In talks with city staff about the decision, said CSS sources, the hostility of senior city leadership to Catholic beliefs about marriage, family, and sexual morality was palpable. Continue Reading »

26 Oct 2020

Her Name Is Monroe Christine

by Brandon McGinley

Everybody has a master, I suppose. Continue Reading »

15 Jun 2018

Foster Care Fanaticism in Philadelphia

by Darel E. Paul

The demise of Philadelphia DHS’s foster care contracting arises from a desire to purge dissenters and purify the state. Continue Reading »

24 May 2018

Postliberal Theology

by R. R. Reno

Blood pressure is rising. Folks are worried about “illiberalism.” In a November issue of the Washington Post, Anne Applebaum warned of a rising “neo-Bolshevism” assailing the West: “Donald Trump, Viktor Orban, Nigel Farage, Marine Le Pen and Jaroslaw Kacyniski.” Others have more . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Feb 2018

A Theology of Adoption

by Lauren Rae Konkol

In Not by Nature but by Grace, Gilbert Meilaender offers a primer for understanding adoption through a scriptural and ethical lens.  Continue Reading »

27 Oct 2017

We Need to Talk About Adoption

by Elizabeth Kirk

In “Adoption, Abortion and a Message of Hope,” J.D. Flynn makes an important point: the choice to place a child for adoption is a heroic sacrifice, borne in suffering, which we must always acknowledge and honor. As adoptive parents, my husband and I wholeheartedly embrace this truth. As I have . . . . Continue Reading »

15 Sep 2015

Adoption, Abortion, and a Message of Hope

by J. D. Flynn

On Saturday morning, my wife and I took our children to pray outside the Planned Parenthood clinic near our home in Nebraska. Nearly 700 other people joined us—praying on their knees, singing songs of praise, and holding pro-life signs for passing cars to read. Among the signs, I noticed several . . . . Continue Reading »

27 Aug 2015

Loved Through Eternity

by Russell E. Saltzman

I wasn’t going to say anything further about being adopted, not beyond what I’ve said before. The wistful “melancholic nostalgia” I described about being adopted is gone. It has been replaced with . . . well, I don’t know, perhaps, a practical certainty I’m better off. The fact of adoption weighs on some adoptees, adopted as babies with little or no access even in later life to the real story. I was one of those.There is at the heart of things the knowledge somebody could not, or would not keep me. It puts a strain on things. It adds a tentative dimension to many relationships. I don’t like it, but there it is, hunched in a corner waiting to snag me unawares. So, no, I wasn’t going to say anything more. Continue Reading »

7 May 2015