B. D. McClay

Another Syria-themed On the Square . Just because Pope Francis has condemned the war doesn’t mean faithful Catholics need to: The pope must know that dialogue is not the “only” solution to the Syrian conflict. It would be a good thing if the pope would acknowledge the just war . . . . Continue Reading »

More Syria commentary in today’s On the Square , when Elizabeth Scalia returns today “to pray that if we must err, we err on the side of life”: There are no good options, or easy answers, to the Syrian problem. Assad may be a fiend, but even the president admits that he poses no . . . . Continue Reading »

In his column for today’s On the Square , Timothy George remembers the bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church back in 1963: Carolyn felt confused. She walked into the sanctuary, where the clock hanging on the wall indicated that the time was 10:22 a.m. Then she heard the blast. Boom! For a . . . . Continue Reading »

In today’s On the Square , R.R. Reno points out that we are not taking Syria seriously: We can avoid clarity because few think anything important is at stake in Syria, or anywhere else in the world for that matter. This judgment reflects a deeper conviction that we now live in a global system . . . . Continue Reading »

In his On the Square post today, Wesley J. Smith has come to tell the tale of the Death of Marriage. When did marriage die? In 1976, when the California Supreme Court ruled that non-married couples could sue each other for breach of contract, too : Then, Michele Triola Marvin sued the movie star . . . . Continue Reading »

In today’s On the Square , Mark D. Tooley takes a trip to Chautauqua, and meditates on how far it has strayed from its original mission: At the United Methodist House the week I attended the chaplain was the delightful president of a historic black seminary in the south. A native of Antigua . . . . Continue Reading »

In today’s On the Square , the excellently named John Daniel Davidson wants to talk about why healthcare cannot become a civil right (so, perhaps that’s one word Republicans ought not steal ): But there’s another, more urgent, reason to invoke the civil rights movement in the . . . . Continue Reading »

It’s a very Obama themed Thursday in today’s On the Square . Start your lunch break with Pete Spiliakos, who wants to show Republicans how to respect and oppose Obama: Bouie is right that Republicans who are seeking a wide audience should be respectful to Obama. One path open for . . . . Continue Reading »

Peter Sprigg of the Family Research Council weighs in on New Jersey’s Assembly Bill 3371 , which bans therapy meant to “engage in sexual orientation change efforts with a person under 18 years of age,” in today’s On the Square : The two fundamental arguments against sexual . . . . Continue Reading »

George Weigel continues his travels through Poland in today’s On the Square : Here, in his own years as archbishop of Kracow, Wojtyla began his days with prayer and Mass. And here he returned after breakfast for two hours of intellectual work—preparing sermons, articles, books—at a . . . . Continue Reading »