Mark Misulia

Precipitated by the Hosanna-Tabor Case , Winnifred Sullivan has written an interesting survey of the priority and influence, as well as the essential features, of “the Church” in legal discourse: “Here the Court speaks of the doctrinal priority of “the church,” and . . . . Continue Reading »

Thomas B. Edsall at the New York Times speculates about the future of the religious right in light of its current public representatives, citing an Clinton-era letter in which  Paul Weyrich despaired over whether or not there really was a “moral majority”: “I no longer believe . . . . Continue Reading »

During Parliamentary debates concerning artificial insemination two years ago, the Speaker of the Italian Low Chamber, Gianfranco Fini declared that “the Parliament should not pass laws that are inspired by religious precepts,” to which Elio Sgreccia replied: “The issues on which . . . . Continue Reading »

Rod Dreher has a interesting and fairly extensive analysis of an important article at the Wall Street Journal by Charles Murray, introducing his new book Coming Apart: The State of White America, 1960-2010 . The results of Murray’s diagnosis show that America is a cultural Third World . . . . Continue Reading »

When the Washington Post joins the Catholic Church in criticizing the administration-approved HHS mandate, whose narrow “religious exemption” does not accommodate most religiously-affiliated institutions, reconsideration is probably in order: “The administration’s feint at a . . . . Continue Reading »

Dr. Robert George gave a lecture Monday night at St. Thomas More Church in New York City, entitled “ Clash of Orthodoxies: Law, Religion, and Morality In Crisis .” By way of showing the marked differences between understanding life-issues from utilitarian consequentialism and from natural . . . . Continue Reading »

Joan Frawley Desmund at National Catholic Register interviewed Georgetown University’s Thomas Farr several days ago, with a focus on the administration’s promotion of gay rights abroad. Farr discusses the open letter, drafted and signed by Catholics, Protestants, Orthodox Jews, and Sikhs, . . . . Continue Reading »

The Portsmouth Abbey School will be hosting a conference by the Portsmouth Institute June 22-24th, entitled Modern Science, Ancient Faith . The speakers, including William Dembski of Baylor University, Kenneth Miller from Brown, Abbot James Wiseman, O.S.B., of Catholic U. and St. Anselm College, . . . . Continue Reading »

An anonymous New York judge asked the New York Ethics Committee whether a judge can refuse to conduct the marriage of a gay couple? While the committee did not let its yes mean yes or its no mean no, Rob Vischer at Mirror of Justice says they did “opine that the judge could choose to conduct . . . . Continue Reading »

Writing for The Atlantic , Owen Strachan offers humorous and insightful answers to the many questions surrounding Tim Tebow: Does he win because God miraculously propels him to victory? Is the “hand of God,” as famous footballer Diego Maradonna called it, directing his passes (or at . . . . Continue Reading »