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When Does Human Life Begin?

That’s the question the Westchester Institute for Ethics & the Human Person , “a research institute conducting interdisciplinary, natural law analysis of complex, contemporary moral issues,” tackles in its latest white paper , “When Does Human Life Begin? A Scientific . . . . Continue Reading »

The Language of Infidelity

A couple days ago, Nathaniel discussed an article in the New York Times that highlighted the increasing percentage of woman involved in extramarital affairs. Among other observations, Nathaniel noticed that the language used in the article to refer to the increasing rate of adultery was “the . . . . Continue Reading »

Love, Hope, and Self-esteem

The romantic poet Percy Bysshe Shelley, for all his earnest and ethereal musings, his Skylarks and his West Winds , is sometimes wonderfully funny. To read some of his poems, one would think he was satirizing himself and his age, only he writes—no, wafts, soars, swoops, descants—with such . . . . Continue Reading »

In the World and of the World, Part II

Today’s Los Angeles Times echoes the survey from Faith in Public Life , but mentions a small exception to the general trend: What we’re seeing in these three swing states is the end of the Catholic vote, as conventional political strategists traditionally have expected it to . . . . Continue Reading »

Religiosity and Mental Health

Researchers have known for a while now that piety can help protect a person from depression and anxiety. Now, a new study published online in Psychological Medicine has gone further in developing the relationship between mental health and spirituality by comparing the effectiveness of different . . . . Continue Reading »

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