Much has and will be made of a report issued recently by the Pew Forum, finding a significant increase in the percentage of Americans who identify themselves as religiously unaffiliated. Commentators have seized on one fact—less than half of Americans now identify themselves as Protestant, a . . . . Continue Reading »
Michael New sent me a helpful note about the latest, much-discussed study on free contraception: Last week a study which appeared in the journal Obstetrics and Gynecology had the mainstream media swooning. It purportedly found that providing no-cost contraception to women resulted in a . . . . Continue Reading »
I’m frustrated by the way in which the Republican leadership has largely suppressed debate about moral and cultural issues in this electoral cycle. Yes, the economic situation is very important. But in the long run a productive economy requires a healthy culture. I wish Karl Rove would put a . . . . Continue Reading »
George Weigel on Vatican II’s golden anniversary : The Second Ecumenical Council of the Vatican, the most important Catholic event since the 16th-century Council of Trent, was solemnly opened by Pope John XXIII 50 years ago, on October 11, 1962. Commentators ever since have taken that . . . . Continue Reading »
I hope you will all have seen the news breaking this morning prior to the meeting of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. I first saw it on Powerline, in a piece by John Hinderaker. Now, Paul Mirengoff of that site has a piece about leaking classified briefing . . . . Continue Reading »
Randy Boyagoda, a frequent contributor to these pages and the author of a forthcoming biography of Richard John Neuhuas, discusses his novel ” Beggar’s Feast ” with John Miller: . . . . Continue Reading »
Regular readers know that I’m an advocate and practitioner of ecumenical and interfaith dialogue and cooperation. I believe that persons, including leaders, of different traditions of faith should treat each other, and each other’s faiths, with respect and look for opportunities to work . . . . Continue Reading »
We spent a few days in Bethesda, visiting our son and his lovely wife for an extended weekend, taking advantage of the early Columbus Day official holiday. (No wonder no one takes Columbus seriously, since his day of memorial wanders around the month like a boulevardier on a stroll.) . . . . Continue Reading »
U. S. No Longer Has Protestant Majority Wall Street Journal On John Henry Newman’s Feast Day Dawn Eden, Patheos The Purpose of Work Gene Edward Veith, The Gospel Coalition How Streets in America Get Their Names Jacqueline Shannon, Business Insider Annual Mass of the Catholic Artists Society . . . . Continue Reading »
1. I admit it. I’m more indulgent toward the president than many conservatives, including Carl. 2. So the president didn’t study for his debate, preferring to visit the Hoover Dam instead. Is that arrogant? Sure. But we can see how Romney tricked him into complacency with his rather . . . . Continue Reading »
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