Richard J. Mouw gives a heartfelt tribute to the late Robert Bellah for today’s On the Square : I learned much from the late Robert Bellah. His widely discussed (and widely criticized) 1967 essay on civil religion chastened me for my habit of issuing unnuanced condemnations of civil religion . . . . Continue Reading »
In today’s On the Square , George Weigel takes issue with Ruth Marcus’ comment that abortion does not qualify as “the taking of a human life”: Well, one wants to ask, what is it, then? What, precisely, are those creatures whose spinal cords Kermit Gosnell cut with scissors? . . . . Continue Reading »
How time flies. It hardly seems possible that almost a year has passed since last September’s controversy over an offensive YouTube video, “The Innocence of Muslims.” The video led to protests at American embassies in Egypt and elsewhere in the Middle East, drew the . . . . Continue Reading »
A Consideration of Liturgical Orientation Msgr. Charles Pope, Archdiocese of Washington Cavanaugh and the Question of the State Joshua Bowman, Anamnesis Holy Days, Holidays and the Weekend Gregor Hochreiter, Front Porch Republic Is God “Alive and Well”? Frank Newport and Anthony Gill, . . . . Continue Reading »
In contemporary culture, “gay” is the most common word for describing homosexual persons. This has become so much a part of the default language that Pope Francis used it as a neutral description of a person’s sexual attractions in response to a question at a recent . . . . Continue Reading »
Our master threader Pseudoplotinus introudced for our consideration the mostly effusive and certainly softball WSJ interview with Ben Nelson, who “founds and runs the Minerva Project.” His new university will, he claims, be America’s most elite institution of higher education, . . . . Continue Reading »
New York–area readers may be interested in attending a couple promising lectures hosted by the Dominican friars at St. Catherine’s. Register for these events here . . . . . Continue Reading »
Bob Dylan : Donovan :: Scotch : Bourbon, Stephen H. Webb asserts in today’s On the Square : There are many imitators of Dylan (and many types of bourbon that aim at scotch’s greatness), but you cannot fake peaty stench or smoke-aged vocal cords. Think about how a beauty mark can . . . . Continue Reading »
Fans of Dawn Eden, well-known Catholic-convert and recent First Things speaker , will surely want to read Alexandra Molotkow’s new profile of Eden in this Sunday’s New York Times Magazine (August 11 edition). The article connects the story of . . . . Continue Reading »
The Huguenots David J. Davis, Books & Culture The Oldest War Andrew Ferguson, Weekly Standard Favorite First Lines Joe Fassler, Atlantic Metaphysics As If It Mattered Cameron Wybrow, Salvo C. S. Lewis on Homosexuality Mark Shea, National Catholic Register . . . . Continue Reading »
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