The Editors

William Doino Jr. on the modern films and the enamel of our souls : During the height of the  Sopranos ’ appeal, it was amazing to see how many practicing Catholics were addicted to the series—notwithstanding its ultraviolent, sexually degrading content—discussing each . . . . Continue Reading »

Wesley J. Smith on the Obama administration’s attempt to strip entrepreneurs of religious liberty : But a closer look at the government’s brief shows that it isn’t the act of incorporating that supposedly strips business owners of religious liberties in the marketplace, but . . . . Continue Reading »

Leroy Huizenga on why opposing gay marriage is rational, not religious : Many make the mistake of thinking that opposition to gay marriage is religious. A Facebook friend recently posted this quote: “Have you ever noticed the same people who claim that marriage is a religious institution only . . . . Continue Reading »

George Weigel on organ-harvesting in China : The brutalities of the Chinese regime have also had a toxic effect on China’s public moral culture, as was demonstrated last year in a widely-viewed YouTube video: a truck driver in a Chinese city ran over a small child who was crawling across the . . . . Continue Reading »

Elizabeth Scalia on Jesus’ challenge to “stand and deliver” : Jesus is the divine teacher, and a good teacher finds the way to bring out the very best in students—not to simply teach them rote memorization (although that has its place) but to make them “deliver of . . . . Continue Reading »

R.R. Reno on the neo-bourgeois project : Over the last fifty or so years, our common culture has decayed. Inane reality TV has replaced anodyne shows like “Leave it to Beaver.” Sex, profanity, and violence course through fiber-optic wires. Pornography dominates the internet. All of this . . . . Continue Reading »

Peter J. Leithart on the Olympics as salvation by sport : Like a billion other viewers, I caught some of the opening ceremony of the 2012 London Games earlier this week. It was a marvel of planning and choreography. The visual highlight in a breathtaking spectacle was the moment when the . . . . Continue Reading »

Russel E. Saltzman on the magic of locality : In the summer of 1993, family obligations dictated that I move closer to home. It also meant taking a sabbatical from parish ministry. That’s how I ended up in Marceline, Missouri, population 2,500, interviewing with the publisher of the Marceline . . . . Continue Reading »

George Weigel on the reasons for “partisanship” : “Partisanship” that concedes no possible rectitude or good will to the other party is obviously problematic; so is the self-righteousness and bullheadedness that help explain congressional gridlock. Yet there are at least two . . . . Continue Reading »

James R. Rodgers on interpretations of Matthew 25.31-46 : Matthew 25.31-46 exemplifies the divine inversion. Inverting worldly expectations, the king explains to those gathered before his throne that they served him as king by serving the least kingly people of all: the hungry, thirsty, naked, and . . . . Continue Reading »