From Imran Jattala of the Examiner: The Chairman of the U.S. Commission for International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), Dr. Robert George, testified before the Commission highlighting incidents after incidents of persecution resulting from free exercise of conscience in many parts of the world. . . . . Continue Reading »
Initially, I wasn’t going to recommend this film. I still cannot really do so for the most persons, and that is not in my book a sign that it is great cinematic art. I am happy, for example, to recommend MUD, the film most scandalously left off this year''s list of Oscar-nominees for Best Picture, . . . . Continue Reading »
Two National Review reporters have taken prominent positions in right-leaning institutions. This is good news for the country.Over the last eight or so years, a group of conservative writers (Ross Douthat, Yuval Levin, Reihan Salam, Ramesh Ponnuru and many—-though not enough—-others) . . . . Continue Reading »
The Origins of Modern Art, a lecture with Daniel A Seidell, and more events in New York and elsewhere. Continue Reading »
This semester, the Center for Law and Religion at St. John’s Law School and Villanova Law School are teaming up to host the Joint Colloquium in Law and Religion. The course invites leading law and religion scholars to make presentations to . . . . Continue Reading »
My “Way of Beauty” by Robert Royal, Catholic Thing Continue Reading »
My apologies for not saying anything for a couple of days. I don’t even have a disease as an excuse this time. But I thought I’d better say something today, if only because changes is coming to our blog. Let me quote from ESCOFFIER in the thread:Heather’s piece is . . . . Continue Reading »
A couple days ago at the American Conservative, Gracy Olmstead wrote a good piece about the growing interest among young Christians in higher forms of liturgy. Continue Reading »
Faces of DeathHilary Ilkay, Lapham’s QuarterlyWhat Is It About Middlemarch?Kathryn Schulz, VultureThe Varieties of Religious EstablishmentWinnifred F. Sullivan and Lori G. Beaman, Political TheologyTo Combat Inequality, We Need SolidarityDavid Lapp, Family StuidesWho Is a . . . . Continue Reading »
“I’ve got a pen . . . “This thinly veiled threat to, in effect, legislate by executive edict, spoken by the President of the United States, should cause every friend of the Constitution, the rule of law, the separation of powers, limited government, and political liberty to . . . . Continue Reading »
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