The Editors

Andrew Haines on using Ockham’s Razor as an Axe : I am sick of hearing about Ockham’s Razor. Not because I think it’s an unimportant thing to understand, mind you, but rather because it has been almost universally  misunderstood  and so is almost always misapplied. One . . . . Continue Reading »

George Weigel on clerical narcissism and Lent : Since the introduction of the new liturgical texts this past November, I’ve attended Mass in Australia, California, New York, Rome, Washington, and Phoenix, and in none of these venues have I detected any of the calamities confidently predicted . . . . Continue Reading »

Elizabeth Scalia on the convergence of conscience and command : Recently, I asked a friend why he supports the administration’s “accommodated” mandate; he responded that the administration has now promised an eventual adjustment that will move the participation of the churches from a . . . . Continue Reading »

William Doino Jr. on  Kevin Madigan’s offenses against history ; At the end of the Second World War, when the Nuremberg prosecutors were gathering evidence for the upcoming trials, one of the many people they turned to for assistance was Pope Pius XII. They were not disappointed. The Holy . . . . Continue Reading »

Meghan Grizzle on true reproductive health : ‘Reproductive health’ is the subject of numerous international conferences, United Nations meetings, agency reports, and NGO papers, yet the meaning of the term can vary widely—and very consequentially. Clarity about reproductive health is . . . . Continue Reading »

Russell E. Saltzman on diabetes and despair : Deen thought she would be forced to change her entire life and diet, and like other newbie diabetics wasn’t quite prepared for it. I can sympathize. My 1995 diagnosis came out of the blue. I was asymptomatic; I was skinny. I had a physical . . . . Continue Reading »

Elizabeth Scalia on how  Obama has stranded the Catholic Left : “Catholic Left” and “Catholic Right” are inadequate and irksome labels that too often sully all of us with the “ick” of politics even when our churchy disagreements are not rooted in politics at all, . . . . Continue Reading »

R.R. Reno on Rick Santorum and the liberal bulldozer: Rick Santorum was impossible thirty years ago. If Rip van Winkle woke up today he would be dumbfounded. How could such an overtly religious and socially conservative politician have so much traction on the national scene? The answer comes from . . . . Continue Reading »

Peter J. Leithart on the miracles of authority : When abused, authority damages bodies. A husband punches his wife and breaks her nose. Abusive day care workers crush the bones, dislocate the limbs, and scar the souls of small children. Tyrants torture bodies into a quivering mess. Even when the . . . . Continue Reading »

Matthew Cantirino interviews artist and art historian Wayne Roosa : Q: So how do you see your faith and your art interacting, ideally? A: That question is important but it can lead into ways of thinking that become cul-de-sacs. First of all, every artist who is also a thoughtful person has . . . . Continue Reading »