A friend writes in response to my exegesis of the Ash Wednesday liturgy, The Dust of Adam , which I should have posted but forgot: “It was a good supplement to the decidedly less bracing version of the rite I received last night: ‘Repent and be faithful to the gospel’.” . . . . Continue Reading »
Colorado Debates Public Funding for Circumcision Naomi Zeveloff, Jewish Daily Forward Scholasticism and Political Freedom: An Interview Russell Hittinger, Liberty Law Site Anglicans Seek a Quiet Strength Alan Cowell, New York Times Nostalgia is the Enemy of Faith Collin Hansen, The Gospel . . . . Continue Reading »
Today is “Leap Day,” a curio of calendrical planning. There is actually more to the day than one might expect. Some of February 29th’s oft-forgotten ‘traditions,’ particularly those relating to marriage, are of genuine origin and have left an interesting, albeit . . . . Continue Reading »
1. Romney gained on Santorum both in Michigan and nationally after last week’s debate, but PPP shows Santorum coming on strong in the last couple of days. I suspect that part of Santorum’s surge is that the debate effect is fading and how Romney beat Santorum in the . . . . Continue Reading »
A bill has been proposed in New Hampshire to protect medical conscience. You’d think I’d be thrilled, right? Wrong. This bill would permit doctors to refuse to save the life of a patient and to discriminate against people based on invidious bigotry.The intent is . . . . Continue Reading »
Joshua Genig on President Obama: Pastor-in-Chief : I am not political. At least I try not to be. I do not spend time, nor do I enjoy, discussing national politics. Some do. Some pastors get so bogged down in such things that they never really get on to the business of caring for souls. Blogging . . . . Continue Reading »
Marc Fischer writes a surprising piece for the Washington Post with the headline “Black Pastors Take Heat for Not Viewing Same-Sex Marriage as Civil Rights Matter.” With Maryland (it seems) about to become the eighth state in the nation to legalize same-sex marriage, it’s novel for . . . . Continue Reading »
In virtually every debate over the ethics of abortion, both sides have at least been able to agree on the timetable under consideration. Whatever debaters termed the status of the fetus in utero , a bright line has been drawn at birth. Though arbitrary, this distinction has gone largely, perhaps . . . . Continue Reading »
Boys Town Founder to Be Named ‘Servant of God’ Kevin J. Jones, Catholic News Agency The Hypocrisy of Israel Boycotts Evelyn Gordon, Commentary Iranian Pastor Still Alive, Execution Looming Lisa Daftari, Fox News How Title IX Hurts Female Athletes Linda Flanagan & Susan H. Greenberg, . . . . Continue Reading »
“This is July 16, 1990,” says a recognizably midwestern voice, as the camera focuses on a thin, dour young man in clerical clothes sitting in front of an altar, “and habemus papem. W e have a pope.” So begins Pope Michael , a weird, intriguing, and distressing . . . . Continue Reading »
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