First Thoughts

Picturing Mary, Seeing Satan

Washington, D.C.’s National Museum of Women in the Arts has since December hosted an exhibit focused on the Virgin Mary. 
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First Links — 2.17.15

Lent 2015: Reflections and Suggestions
Fr. C. John McCloskey, The Catholic Thing

What is the Best Portrayal of a Marriage in Literature?
Charles McGrath & Leslie Jamison, The New York Times

Teaching: It’s About What You Know
Joanna Williams, Spiked

Kids of Gay Couples Find Their Voice—Will SCOTUS Listen?
Robert Lopez, The Daily Caller

Unscientific Obstinacy

Last December, on Christmas Day, the Wall Street Journal printed a commentary by Eric Metaxas entitled “Science Increasingly Makes the Case for God”. It detailed a startling recent history. Continue Reading »

The New Republic’s Managerial Elitism

It’s subtitled “A historical reflection,” but there’s not much reflection in Jeet Heer’s survey of race in The New Republic. Instead, “The New Republic’s Legacy on Race” is for the most part an enumeration of racial demerits, along with a shorter list . . . . Continue Reading »

Upcoming Events—02.13.15

New York Film, the Aesthetics of Death, and the Culture of Life: Picturing Motion after Modernity February 14 The Thomistic Institute is hosting Rev. Bruno M. Shah for the next installment in “The Art of the Beautiful” lecture series. His lecture is entitled Film, the Aesthetics of . . . . Continue Reading »

First Links — 2.13.15

Love Thy Neighbor
Joseph Loconte, The Weekly Standard

The Church that Fills Me with Hope for Europe
Cardinal George Pell, The Catholic Herald

Intricately Carved 16th-century Prayer Nuts
Jenny Zhang, My Modern Met

The Creator God of the New Testament

The classical attributes of God are rooted in the affirmations of the Old Testament. But in order to grasp their full depth, we need the New Testament as well. Continue Reading »

Redemption at the Drive-Thru

Two recent articles reveal the weakness of both secularism and much of contemporary Christianity. Continue Reading »

First Links — 2.12.15

Some Clarifications on Catholic Integralism
Gabriel Sanchez, Opus Publicum

SCOTUS & SSM: The Fix Is In
Rod Dreher, The American Conservative

In Search of the Great American Bible
Rollo Romig, The New Yorker

Mideast Christians & ISIS

On February 18, St. John’s University Law School will host a panel, “Threat to Justice: Middle Eastern Christians and the ISIS Crisis.” Continue Reading »