In his recent piece, SOS, my colleague Dominic Bouck, O.P., argued that the Church is much like a ship plying the ocean currents en route to her heavenly destination. I was particularly struck by a lengthy quote from Tertullian describing the apostles in their storm-tossed boat: That little . . . . Continue Reading »
Hijab. Al-Amira. Shayla. Khimar. Chador. Nikab. Burka. In the words of the Eaglet from Alice & Wonderland, “I don't know the meaning of half those long words, and I don't believe you do either!”What forms of Muslim “veiling” exist and how do they relate to rights? Why has clothing taken . . . . Continue Reading »
How Often do Ethics Professors Call Their Mothers?
Eric Schwitzgebel, Aeon
The Really Big One
Kathryn Schulz, New Yorker
Will Marriage Dissidents be Treated as Bigots, or Pro-Lifers?
Ryan T. Anderson, The Federalist
Under Francis, there's a new dogma: Papal Fallibility
John L. Allen Jr., Crux
A political system, along with such supportive traditions as the rule of law and loyal opposition, is supposed to be a durable fixture on the political landscape and ought not to be changed lightly. It should be amended only when a favorable consensus can be achieved, and if that consensus is not forthcoming, then the constitution remains as it is. Continue Reading »
We’ve been very good at getting heart, lung, liver, because we know that, so I’m not gonna crush that part, I’m gonna basically crush below, I’m gonna crush above, and I’m gonna see if I can get it all intact.”An undercover video released this morning purports to show Dr. Deborah . . . . Continue Reading »
El Chapo Escapes Again
Patrick Radden Keefe, New Yorker
Is it Time for a National Divorce Law Too?
Laurence Kotlikoff, Forbes
Harper Lee's ‘Watchman' Is a Mess That Makes Us Reconsider a Masterpiece
Maureen Corrigan, NPR
Freedom From Loneliness?
Michael Knowles, Point Magazine
A priest's op-ed provides a clear example of the problems faced by the Roman Catholic Church. Continue Reading »
Information and History
Alan Jacobs, New Atlantis
Culture-War Vertigo? Free-Solo Fear? Mind the Rock
Dominic Verner, O.P., Dominicana
Greece Agrees to Its Third European Bailout After Marathon Talks
Simon Shuster, TIME
Pope Says He Wasn't Offended by Communist Crucifix
Associated Press
Courts Support Obama’s Contraceptive Policy, but Challenges Remain
Robert Pear, New York Times
The latest edition of First Things magazine, soon to be available online, contains an important piece by Princeton sociologist of religion Robert Wuthnow, “In Polls We Trust.” Actually, it’s one of the most important pieces on American religion I’ve read in quite a while. Not for what it . . . . Continue Reading »
On Pope Francis’s recent visit to La Paz, Bolivia, he received an unusual—and many would say, offensive—gift. Evo Morales, the first indigenous president of Bolivia, presented Pope Francis with a wooden crucifix made of a hammer and sickle. A video shows Pope Francis considering the gift . . . . Continue Reading »
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