George Weigel on the war on (little) women and other insanities : The forces that defend Roe v. Wade know the fragility of that “exercise in raw judicial power” (as Justice Byron White, dissenting from the Roe majority, put it). That is why they defend it with such . . . . Continue Reading »
The tiny township of Corigliano d’Otranto, a small village on Italy’s heel, believes itself to be the country’s most philosophical hamlet. It might have something to do with the town’s mayor, Ada Fiore, who is also a philosophy teacher. Speculation aside, the town is drawing . . . . Continue Reading »
Today’s New York Times features a profile piece on Msgr. Gerald Ryan , the oldest working priest in the archdiocese of New York. The article portrays Msgr. Ryan as fully satisfied in his vocation, yet overworked and saddened by certain aspects of the state of the Catholic . . . . Continue Reading »
First off, apologies to Robert Miller for having gotten his point not quite right when I restated it in my post. At the risk of overanalyzing a topic that it is not really edifying to overanalyze (First Thoughts, your one stop shop for hotel porn!) I think it would be fruitful for me to offer . . . . Continue Reading »
“can’t vote Obama. too many executive orders.” So tweets Exene Cervenka , best-known for her days w/ LA punk/roots band X, and most fondly remembered for her days w/ the Knitters. I guess the logical X song to link to is the one that says “This Was Supposed to Be the New . . . . Continue Reading »
A Meditation on the Virtue of Acceptance Msgr. Charles Pope, Archdiocese of Washington Blog Truth, Subjectivity, & Jungle Gods Rod Dreher, The American Conservative Jews and Muslims: Unite in Germany Arsalan Iftikhar, CNN Re: Retention Rates of Childhood Faiths Timothy . . . . Continue Reading »
At Christianity Today we often speak of the summer months as the “church report season,” as many denominations hold their annual meeting or conference during this time of the year. The two words most often used to describe mainline Protestantism in North America are . . . . Continue Reading »
As you all probably know there is a runoff election for the Republican nomination in the Texas Senate race to replace Kay Bailey Hutchison. Well tonight the two candidates—sitting Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst and Ted Cruz—sat down for a debate moderated by two local Dallas television . . . . Continue Reading »
I thank Greg Forster for responding to my post on Public Discourse about hotels offering in-room, pay-per-view pornographic videos, and I am happy to continue the conversation. I have three main points. First, Forster misstates my position in one important respect. With regard to the open . . . . Continue Reading »
Last week, after carrying the text of an open letter from Robert George and Shaykh Hamza Yusuf calling upon the hotel industry to quit offering porn, Public Discourse ran a response from Robert Miller. Miller is in sympathy with the project, but offers three reasons why he thinks this is . . . . Continue Reading »
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