With The Independent on a tear because moral concerns might have been behind the failure of scientists to garner public funding to conduct human cloning with animal eggs, we get this badly needed assurance. From the story: Reports in the British media that grant applications to create hybrid . . . . Continue Reading »
The Italian Rabbinate has declined to participate in the Italian Catholic Church’s annual Day of Judaism, held every January 17 since 1990 to further Catholic—Jewish dialogue, in protest against the prayer ” Pro Judaeis ” for the conversion of the Jews, included in the newly . . . . Continue Reading »
Bouncing off the point I make in that last post , I’ll present a conundrum: Why is it that the most humble people I know also tend to be the most violent (sometimes physically, more often intellectually)? Those friends of mine who are most skeptical of dogmatism (especially rationalism, the . . . . Continue Reading »
In his latest book, The Same Man: George Orwell & Evelyn Waugh in Love and War , David Lebedoff argues that George Orwell and Evelyn Waugh held surprisingly similar—identical, even—worldviews. The bold claim that a strident atheist and a devout Catholic are, when boiled down, really . . . . Continue Reading »
Scott Payne has noticed something interesting : In listening to the audio of Freddie, John and I , . . . I was struck by a certain admiration for both of them in their ability to stand firm on certain precepts and yet still have a healthy respect and willingness to engage other perspectives. I . . . . Continue Reading »
It has been almost a week since Fr. Neuhaus’ death, but only now, in the quiet after the storm of activity surrounding his burial, can I reflect on what his work and witness have done for me. To be sure, his death means I have lost the wise counsel of a man quickly becoming something like a . . . . Continue Reading »
I brought up Adam Kirsch vs. Slavoj Zizek once before , wisely dropping the matter after one post, but now they’re back, and anyone interested should check out their (surely final) exchange at The New Republic . I don’t know if it’s worth the time to make heads or tails of . . . . Continue Reading »
Slate’s Will Saletan—a favorite of mine even though we often disagree because he is a very good writer and unfailingly honest in his reportage—is onto the story of the baby girl born in the UK who was selected in—as her siblings were destroyed—because she did not have a . . . . Continue Reading »
This week, the University of Notre Dame is mourning the loss of Rabbi Michael A. Singer, a beloved teacher, theologian, and leader in Catholic-Jewish relations. He passed away Saturday after a long fight with pancreatic cancer. From the chair of the Notre Dame theology department, John Cavadini: . . . . Continue Reading »
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