After the Pope’s now-famous Regensburg Address, a group of scholars wrote a response whose signatories came to number 138 scholars and leaders in the Muslim world. This spring three of those scholars will travel to the Vatican to discuss “respect for the dignity of each person, . . . . Continue Reading »
Advance copies of the new issue—dated February 2008—just arrived in our office. That’s usually good news, but this time, ugh. The issue features an article by Cardinal Dulles called, “Who Can Be Saved?” And there, on page 22, at the end of the article, is a world-class . . . . Continue Reading »
I have been noticing a slight trend, or perhaps better stated, the hint of a breeze that could become a slight trend: Animal rights versus environmentalism. Animal rights, very generally stated, fervently promotes the equal moral worth of animals with people based on the capacity to feel pain or . . . . Continue Reading »
As Big Daddy liked to say: mendacity , she-e-e-er mendacity . This is why eBay is so popular. You just can’t trust these big auction houses anymore . . . Tonsure twirl to James Taranto . . . . . Continue Reading »
The meltdown of the UK’s NHS is hitting unbelievable lows. Now, patients with conditions such as asthma and arthritis are being told, “Treat yourselves.” From the story:Instead of going to hospital or consulting a doctor, patients will beencouraged to carry out “self . . . . Continue Reading »
Here’s one reason—as if people who’ve read my writings needed any more proof—that I’ll never be literary. In his interesting web article , Gerald Rusello quotes Jacques Barzun as saying, “the historian can only show, not prove; persuade, not convince.” I know . . . . Continue Reading »
InsideCatholic.com has a list of predictions for 2008 . Rick Santorum bets that global-warming fever cools, and Ray Flynn calls the November contenders: Clinton vs. McCain. My one prediction for the new year: Oliver Stone will, in fact, be kidnapped in Colombia . This act of terrorism will soon . . . . Continue Reading »
A deeply Christian town has waylaid the Antichrist and postponed the Apocalypse by ditching its area code . “In God We Trust” now has a prominent place on money no one uses . Malaysia has issued a permit allowing Christians and Muslims to share Allah . (Unclear what fees are involved.) . . . . Continue Reading »
I think that, in his recent web article , Fr. Neuhaus underestimates Professor Budziszewski’s point that written constitutions can undermine constitutionalism. Fr. Neuhaus rightly notes that this need not happen if judges interpreting the constitution take an appropriately deferential . . . . Continue Reading »
What did he know of statistical randomness and probability theories, chance mutations and genetic predispositions? He prayed. George Müller prayed. And there was a knock at the door, and there stood a stranger, as if compelled, with a bagful of food. The children would not go hungry that . . . . Continue Reading »
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