The New York Times’ contrarian wunderkind Ross Douthat wonders aloud: Can Liberal Christianity Be Saved?, against the backdrop of the collapse in the membership of the Episcopal Church.The most successful Christian bodies have often been politically conservative but theologically shallow, . . . . Continue Reading »
In a recent interview, Amy Welborn shares intimate details of writing her book Wish You Were Here: Travels Through Loss and Hope . The book chronicles her trip to Sicily shortly after the death of her husband Michael Dubruiel, a popular Catholic writer and speaker who died of a heart . . . . Continue Reading »
William Doino Jr. on the true stardom of Fulton Sheen : The name of Fulton J. Sheen brings to mind many things: “the Golden Age of Catholicism” . . . the stirring sermons . . . the amusing stories and dramatic conversions . . . the black cassock and red cape . . . the glistening pectoral . . . . Continue Reading »
Christians in the West can no longer take their once-comfortable cultural hegemony for granted and ought to prepare for sacrifice—maybe even persecution—Fr. George W. Rutler writes in Crisis . Surveying the scene twelve years into the new millennium, he says St. Paul’s . . . . Continue Reading »
Businessweek’ s Mormon Moment Fail Sarah Pulliam Bailey, Get Religion “Render to God” a Total Claim Rick Plasterer, Juicy Ecumenism Mère Knows Best Sarah Blustain, Democracy A Reply to R. C. Sproul Bryan Cross, Called to Communion Great Floridian Literature? Jeff Johnson . . . . Continue Reading »
In his column in the New York Times , Ross Douthat chronicles the decline of liberal Protestantism . The Episcopal Church and other mainline denominations were once pillars of the WASP establishment, providing religious leadership and inspiration in nation-defining events such as the civil rights . . . . Continue Reading »
It is not surprising that many of the most notable anti human exceptionalists are atheists. By attempting to deconstruct those uniquely human moral attributes that distinguish us from animals, they hope to make God go away. Ironically, that would elevate us back into superiority . . . . Continue Reading »
Monkeys or people? That’s the choice. Scientists are hopeful that they are hot on the trail—finally—of a vaccine to thwart HIV. From the Retuers story:Vaccine experts are equally excited about a vaccine that Michael’s team is developing with Harvard University and . . . . Continue Reading »
I’m using my awesome power to drag a comment from a much earlier thread and post it here. Otherwise, it’s greatness would have been lost on everyone but me. The author is one of Cropsey’s most erudite, deeply humane, and modest-to-a-fault students—Joe Alulis: For a post on . . . . Continue Reading »
The ruling by the head of the BC Supreme Court (sitting as a trial judge), granting a constitutional right to assisted suicide because suicide is somehow a right, is being appealed to the BC Court of Appeals. From the press release:The laws surrounding euthanasia and assisted suicide exist to . . . . Continue Reading »
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