Nathaniel Peters

Abba Lot went to see Abba Joseph and said to him, “Abba, as far as I can, I say my little office, I fast a little, I pray and meditate, I live in peace and, as far as I can, I purify my thoughts. What else can I do?” Then the old man stood up and stretched his hands toward heaven. His . . . . Continue Reading »

A friend and fellow alum who is getting his Ph.D. in astrophysics writes in response : “So, this is the reverse of things like the Poynting vector , which points in the direction of propogation of light, or the Heaviside function , which heavily weights one side of a function. These were . . . . Continue Reading »

A few days ago the magazine of my alma mater, Swarthmore College , arrived in the mail. In it, I noticed an article on one of the alumni most unrecognized by the college, Robert George . The article offered a surprisingly fair and accurate portrayal of George’s writings on new natural law. . . . . Continue Reading »

Nazi atrocities against the Jews are most famous in the concentration camps, but the Wall Street Journal reports on a Catholic priest who has devoted his life to investigating them in his native Ukraine: Using forensic evidence, eyewitness accounts and archival research, Father Desbois has taken it . . . . Continue Reading »

One of the joys of living in New York City has been discovering just how many concerts and shows you can see for $20—35. This week’s New Yorker features an article on some of the ways one can do just that. From $20 tickets at the Met to free organ music in churches, it gives practical . . . . Continue Reading »

Those in the New York area may want to attend Robert Wilken’s St. Thomas Day Lecture at the Church of St. Vincent Ferrer at 66th and Lexington on Wednesday, January 28 at 7:00 PM. Prof. Wilken will be speaking on Thomas Aquinas’ interpretation of Paul’s Letter to the Romans. For . . . . Continue Reading »

That is an interesting article , Amanda . Note the final sentence: “In addition to safety, researchers will look for signs that the treatment is effective.” It’s always good to have a medical treatment that not only fails to kill a patient, but actually helps cure the ailment. . . . . Continue Reading »

“The Pharisees followed the letter of the law, and thought themselves justified. We ignore it, and still think so.” —Anthony Esolen, Magnificat , January 2009 . . . . Continue Reading »

Yesterday at the annual Cardinal O’Connor Conference on Life Robert George delivered a speech now posted on Public Discourse . Here’s a sample: Of course, from the pro-life vantage point, success on the judicial front is only the prelude to the larger political struggle over abortion. . . . . Continue Reading »

A seminarian friend, Enrique Salvo, sends a reminiscence of Fr. Neuhaus: One sunny September morning during my first semester at St. Joseph’s seminary in 2006, I was assigned to preach about vocations at all the Sunday Masses celebrated at the Church of the Immaculate Conception. It was right . . . . Continue Reading »