A friend sends this quote from Father Reginald Garrigou-Lagrange , O.P.: The Church is intolerant in principle because she believes; she is tolerant in practice because she loves. The enemies of the Church are tolerant in principle because they do not believe; they are intolerant in practice . . . . Continue Reading »
Or, Living Supernaturally Without Being a WizardWhat is a poor Muggle to do?Muggles lack magic, J.K. Rowling tells me, and there is no doubt I am a muggle. My students are Muggles too, but worst of all instead of Dumbledore in class, they get me. Sometimes I get on the elevator in my two-story . . . . Continue Reading »
I try to read several books on management each year (I’m an academic administrator), usually picking up a few things from the bargain bins of the bookstores I enjoy haunting. This summer I read “Inside Drucker’s Brain,” a collection of Peter Drucker’s principles . . . . Continue Reading »
Nowhere in the Constitution is the job of the president defined as “growing” the economy, getting re-elected, implementing a party platform, maintaining his approval rating, doing “big things,” impressing foreign dignitaries, or fulfilling the people’s wishes, whatever the intrinsic . . . . Continue Reading »
The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll shows that 26 percent of the nation’s voters Strongly Approve of the way that Obama is performing his role as president, while 44 percent Strongly Disapprove. I think approval rating polls are rarely interesting (exception: Andy . . . . Continue Reading »
There is an interesting discussion underway in the thread from a previous post between two valued SHS commenters, as to whether the Dutch infanticide that has flowed illegally, but generally undisturbed. from the country’s euthanasia permissiveness, can be fairly compared to the infanticide of . . . . Continue Reading »
William Carroll, one of the most subtle Thomists currently thinking about science, metaphysics, and faith, has put up a characteristically clear and lucid analysis of Stephen Hawking’s claim that modern physics has shown that we don’t need God to get the universe going. As Carroll . . . . Continue Reading »
We are often told that if we want to be happy with our job we should do what we love. We’re encouraged to choose a line of work that we would continue doing even if we weren’t getting paid for it. Some people may eventually find such a job (I did), but what about those who can’t . . . . Continue Reading »
“Money can’t buy happiness,” as the uber-wealthy actor Johnny Depp once said, “But it can buy you a great big yacht to sale right up to it.” Most of us will never be able to afford a yacht (and even those that do don’t want to pay the “ sails tax ”). . . . . Continue Reading »
As a Christian and a conservative, I believe we have reached a crossroads where we need to seriously reconsider our approach to cultural engagement. The swift undercurrent of moral decay continues to take most Christians by surprise while our pragmatic approach to morality rooted in tradition and . . . . Continue Reading »
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