For readers in the New York City area, there will be a free screening of the new award-winning documentary, Out of the Darkness , at Immaculate Conception Church in Astoria tomorrow, March 3rd, at 1pm. In this film, Anteroom Pictures presents what is not often discussed, even among those familiar . . . . Continue Reading »
George Weigel has written a piece for National Review, “ What Would Father Richard Say? ”, that places Fr. Neuhaus’ work in the broader brushstroke of Christopher Dawson’s words below, words that speak of the motivation behind the entire “Neuhausian” project: If . . . . Continue Reading »
Mark Regnerus and Jeremy Uecker, two sociologists from the University of Texas at Austin, have explored the question of whether a college education turns students away from religion and come to some unexpected conclusions. Though their paper, How Corrosive is College to Religious Faith and . . . . Continue Reading »
Vatican Secret Archives Go on Display Dario Thuburn, AFP Mandate Repeal Defeated in Senate Robert Pear, New York Times The Emancipation of Jewish Literature Rachel Gordan, Tablet Santorum Threatens “Fusionism” W. James Antle III, American Spectator Catholic . . . . Continue Reading »
Once a month or so, I edit a newsletter for the Discovery Institute called The Human Exceptionalist. The point is to present a variety of stories across a broad array of different issues to illustrate the breadth and scope of the challenges to human exceptionalism. From my introductory . . . . Continue Reading »
Peter is right about the movement in the nation polls. From one perspective, Romney gaining 28 points on Santorum is two weeks is just nuts. It isn’t like Santorum has been revealed to be a cannibal serial killer or a microscope has discovered Romney’s principles. . . . . Continue Reading »
Developing a theme the editor — sorry, the Editor — has written about in the magazine, Kathy Shaidle argues in Talk Sixties, Act Fifties: The Ice Storm that “looking back on films made during the 1960s and 70s, many of the most iconic ones are more like melodramatic . . . . Continue Reading »
The Journal of Medical Ethics recently published are article justifying the killing of newborn infants, ” After-birth abortion: why should the baby live? ” Here is the abstract: Abortion is largely accepted even for reasons that do not have anything to do with the fetus’ health. . . . . Continue Reading »
Gallup and Rasmussen both show Romney with a double-digit lead over Santorum nationwide. It’s actually less of a Santorum collapse than a Romney surge. Many a pundit is pointing out that Romney’s getting all of Virginia’s delegates more or less guarantees his Super Tuesday . . . . Continue Reading »
Social fascism is rising in California. So is intolerance. And, while we are at it, McCarthyism. What else can we call the drive in the California Legislature to fire the nonsalaried president of the California Fish and Game Commission (Daniel Richards) because he legally hunted a . . . . Continue Reading »
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