To our friends in the Northern Virginia area: a series of debates between Catholic apologists and devil’s advocates will be held at the Bishop Ireton High School Auditorium in Alexandria, Virginia . Apologists and the topics they shall defend include: Rev. Paul Scalia , on Sex and . . . . Continue Reading »
The Department of Transportation has authorized $2 million in grants to raise awareness of the dangers of distracted walking. The announcement came along with the launch of a new federal website, Everyone is a Pedestrian . According to an article from ABC News , Transportation Secretary Anthony . . . . Continue Reading »
We’ve just received this request in our inbox: To the literaries at First Things : If some of you are familiar with the writing of Larry Woiwode—could you recommend me, perchance, to what you consider his finest novel in terms of artistry and articulation of the Christian vision, if . . . . Continue Reading »
In today’s On the Square , George Weigel provides a few apt quotes to get you through your Wednesday. Here’s a sample: Getting the conversation started properly: “How doth truth prosper in thy parts?” (an old Quaker greeting). Read the rest here . . . . . Continue Reading »
In his piece for today’s On the Square , Aaron Taylor argues that Francis and Benedict’s comments on gay priests are part of “a robust commitment to defending the dignity of all people.” Gay Catholic men are not called to be priests merely because they are . . . . Continue Reading »
The Mainline Makes a (Literary) Comeback Gary Dorrien, Religion Dispatches On the Term “Rad Trad” Dwight Longenecker, Standing on My Head Matthew Milliner, Artist of the Month Image Catholic Colleges, Cognitive Dissonance, and Sentimentality Kieran Raval, Juicy Ecumenism Religion and . . . . Continue Reading »
Certainly there are arguments about data collection. Facebook does it, Google does it, and why they should be free to quietly collect some kinds of personal data and not the NSA? Maybe folks being squeamish about the NSA and other agencies of government collecting varieties kinds . . . . Continue Reading »
So I’m here in Richmond at the ISI Honors Conference. I’m trying to think up stuff to say about the theme of RIGHTS AND DUTIES. Here are some tentative observations, which may or may not be part of my talk on Thursday morning. So we’ve heard plenty of reasons so far this week why . . . . Continue Reading »
In today’s On the Square , Bishop Conley discusses how Ariel Castro’s pornography addiction contributed to the dulling of his moral sense: Ariel Castro belongs in prison. Last week, he was sentenced to serve more than one thousand years. But despite the depths of his . . . . Continue Reading »
I swore I’d never link to a Flavorwire click-bait list, but this one on the 25 best websites for literature lovers is worth reading. It’s also worth a few comments. Some of the sites listed are very good, and I follow them— The Paris Review Daily , The New . . . . Continue Reading »
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