Some days ago, Kate Blanchard, a friend of mine from our days in graduate school at Duke who is trained in theological ethics, wrote a piece for the Huffington Post entitled ” My Two Abortions ,” in which she related her experiences of an ectopic pregnancy and a fetus which (who?) died . . . . Continue Reading »
After suffering a stroke yesterday, Greek Orthodox Patriarch Ignatius IV Hazim of Antioch passed away in a Beirut hospital this morning. Deputy Parliament Speaker Farid Makari commented, “The Orthodox community has lost a historic, great man who led his people with great wisdom in a . . . . Continue Reading »
News of the Duchess of Cambridge’s pregnancy has brought the royal succession issue to the forefront. The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation reports: Royal succession laws set to be changed . Last year, leaders of Britain and the 15 former colonies that have the queen as their head of state . . . . Continue Reading »
In their forthcoming book on marriage, Robert George, Sherif Girgis, and Ryan Anderson warn (in context of their broader argument) that it serves no one’s interests to define marriage down to companionship, or to suppose the aim of the marriage license is “all-purpose personal . . . . Continue Reading »
“I have said that it is not a common thing to meet an American who belongs to no denomination of Christian worship. This I think is so: but I would not wish to be taken as saying that religion on that account stands on a satisfactory footing in the States. Of all subjects of discussion, this . . . . Continue Reading »
Politics as a Vocation Mary Ann Glendon, ABC Religion & Ethics As Regional Identities Blur, Urban-Rural Divide Emerges Josh Kron, The Atlantic Seven Years in Chelsea Matthew Milliner, Image Eckhard Schnabel’s Paul the Missionary Trevin Wax, Kingdom People The Plight of the Alpha . . . . Continue Reading »
The Senate voted today on ratification of the U.N. treaty on persons with disabilities and it went down to defeat by a vote of 61-38. Two-thirds of the 99 present and voting were needed for ratification. I gave a number of reasons it was opposed a few days ago in these pages. The primary reason for . . . . Continue Reading »
Elizabeth Scalia on whether the Catholic Church is suppressing the will of God : The editorial board of the National Catholic Reporter this week endorsed the ordination of women. Basing its position on a conclusion reached in 1976 by the Pontifical Biblical Commission, on . . . . Continue Reading »
While pomegranates are “all the rage” these days due to the plethora of health benefits they offer, their religious significance remains little known to even the most avid pomegranate lover. Some scholars even go as far as to say that ”the fruit eaten by Adam and Eve in the . . . . Continue Reading »
The Tablet is conducting an online survey to find out what people think of the new translation on the Mass after a full year of its use. Log on and let them know what you think. . . . . Continue Reading »
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