Today’s “On the Square” offers two articles, both giving insight into our own day through the stories of people who lived what might be called counter-Christian lives. In the first, David Hart reflects on Julian Our Contemporary , a man who, though “so fruitless an . . . . Continue Reading »
[Note: Every Friday on First Thoughts we host a discussion about some aspect of pop culture. Today’s theme is “Renaissance woman” lists. Have a suggestion for a topic? Send them to me at jcarter@firstthings.com.] After posting the list of ” 50 Things a Man Should Be . . . . Continue Reading »
The host says these ads promote an “unthinkable” policy. I think not, alas. We are not anywhere near there yet, of course—unless one considers age-based health care rationing as a precursor. But that point aside, these ads pitch how—if we give up on the . . . . Continue Reading »
As regenerative medical researchers grow increasingly imaginative, we hear less and less about embryonic stem cell research, and indeed, the meme that it is the “only hope” for suffering patients is now patently absurd. Now, scientists have apparently figured out a way to turn one kind . . . . Continue Reading »
Art historians think the recent study of the amount of food in pictures of the Last Supper doesn’t prove what it claims to prove, and that maybe the artists just liked to paint. A Catholic biker couple explains their work in the Catholic Cross Bearers motorcycle apostolate . Christopher . . . . Continue Reading »
I was in Australia when the Final Exit Network put up their pro assisted suicide billboards. I responded to the event in some interviews, but felt it appropriate to weigh in with a more detailed analysis. It appears today in To The Source. I begin by describing the two tracks of assisted . . . . Continue Reading »
Yesterday, reporter of all things Catholic John Allen covered the story of the pentennial International Pilgrimage of Altar Servers that brought an estimated 50,000 alter servers to Rome for a rally with the Holy Father. Of particular interest, Allen notes, was the predominance of female attendees: . . . . Continue Reading »
Coming tomorrow in “On the Square,” David Hart reflects on Julian the Apostate—once described in my hearing, by someone confused by the “X the Y” title, as “St. Julian the Apostate”—and how similar he is to us. In the meantime, if you have not read them . . . . Continue Reading »
A new international study of healing prayer published in the Southern Medical Journa l suggests that prayer for another person’s healing can be effective if the one praying is physically near the person being prayed for: Subjects exhibited improved hearing and vision that was statistically . . . . Continue Reading »
Today I wrote about the culture of intimidation in academia , a mentality confident that it should censure and punish traditional views of sexual morality. Although it was not available when I wrote the column, this morning I was fascinated to read Judge Walker’s decision to rule . . . . Continue Reading »
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