In today’s column , Richard J. Mouw comments on recent remarks by prominent pastor Pat Robertson: Regarding the Snowden revelations about government surveillance, Robertson observed that these practices were setting the stage for the “End Times.” We seem to be approaching an epoch . . . . Continue Reading »
In this morning’s On the Square , Wesley J. Smith testifies to his Orthodox Christianity: The Orthodox Catholic Church—as it is formally called—is the second largest in the world with about 300 million members. And while we remain almost microscopic in the United . . . . Continue Reading »
The team undertaking the restoration of the Fifth Avenue cathedral have released a new video on their project: St. Patrick’s Transformation from St. Patrick’s Cathedral on Vimeo . Read Kate Monaghan’s On the Square articulating the rationale for the restoration here . . . . . Continue Reading »
In today’s column , Pete Spiliakos responds to R.R. Reno’s ” Our Challenges ” from the August/September issue with some practical suggestions: Aside from the policy problems, the over-identification of faith with one party damages the appeal of the faith itself. There are . . . . Continue Reading »
In his On the Square this morning, Edward Feser tackles the questions of nothingness as they emerge in contemporary philosophy and theoretical physics: John Leslie and Robert Lawrence Kuhn have published The Mystery of Existence: Why Is There Anything At All? , a very useful . . . . Continue Reading »
In today’s column , George Weigel explains that religious freedom should be a primary concern of American foreign policy. Not only is this a question of the first human freedom, it makes pragmatic sense for Washington: “Religious freedom advances the cause of peace, for countries that . . . . Continue Reading »
In his column , Kevin M. Clarke explains why he believes wax-and-wick candles matter for worship. In the ecclesial space, the ersatz glow beneath a sacred image feels more like a nod to sentimentality than a creation of an authentic prayer space. It is a spiritual turn-off. I light a candle because . . . . Continue Reading »
In today’s On the Square , Nathaniel Peters examines the recent papal encyclical: ” Lumen Fidei discusses faith as it relates to Scripture, salvation, reason, theology, the Sacraments, and society, all without much explicit mention of sin.” Yet Pope Francis does . . . . Continue Reading »
In his On the Square this morning, William Doino Jr. debunks five falsehoods and/or partial truths about Pope Francis: “Since the opening days of his papacy, a flood of commentators have come forth to tell us what to expect of him, only to miss the mark.” Doino concludes by . . . . Continue Reading »
In a May commencement address at the historically black Morehouse College, President Obama promoted same-sex marriage and cohabitation, advising the male audience of graduates to “Be the best husband to your wife, or your boyfriend, or your partner.” As Southern Baptist pastor William Dwight McKissic, Sr., pointed out, this was “an assault on Christian values and convictions… Continue Reading »
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