As has Rita (my wife). And so your present may be a little late this year. Big issues facing our nation: 1. A Duck guy on the reality show was so realistic as to give his real view of homosexuality and Christian sexual ethics, not to mention his own vagina monologue. When I . . . . Continue Reading »
The Cultivation of Christmas Trees Casey N. Cep, Paris Review Bonhoeffer and His Brother Alexander Kazam, Wall Street Journal Calculating Christmas William J. Tighe, Touchstone Will Richard Florida Apologize? Alec MacGillis, New Republic Fathers of the Year Douglas Kearney, Poetry . . . . Continue Reading »
Last week, the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom—since 2009, the highest court in the UK—handed down what looks to be a significant decision on the meaning of “religion” in English law . The decision suggests that, for legal purposes, religion does not require a belief . . . . Continue Reading »
One of the deepest puzzles I find in the book of Genesis is its treatment of sexual desire and procreation. Whereas the man’s joy in his wife is an expression of the goodness of creation that takes place before sin and death enter the story, the woman’s desire for her husband is mentioned . . . . Continue Reading »
This is the last of four Obama-and-impeachment posts. The first, Why We Must Talk about Impeaching Obama is the one about the mechanics, about why it isn’t decisive that the Senate won’t convict, and how to consider the various arguments, touching race, elections, Joe Biden, etc., that . . . . Continue Reading »
One brief remark on the Phil Robertson fiasco . I understand and share all the concerns about religious liberty, which Rod Dreher , Russell Moore , and Mollie Hemingway have done a good job (as usual) of articulating. But just because someone quotes 1 Corinthians 6:9-11 and is opposed to same-sex . . . . Continue Reading »
“There’s a danger, however, in losing the sense of discrimination. In that sense for me to work at a press that had a Catholic element in its tradition but is not a Catholic press, such as FSG, was a good challenge. I still had to convince other people who didn’t give a hoot about . . . . Continue Reading »
Fifteen years ago today the United States House of Representatives impeached William Jefferson Clinton for perjury and obstruction of justice. At the time, many believed that the Republicans in the House would lack the guts to do it. Despite the President’s shameful conduct with a White House . . . . Continue Reading »
Elected Representatives Wesley Hill, Books & Culture Book Hunting in the New Dark Ages Paul D. Miller, The City An Interview with Richard Rodriguez Scott Timberg & Richard Rodriguez, Salon Dominicans Caroling in DC [video] Dominican House of Studies College: Not for Everyone Rachel Lu, . . . . Continue Reading »
The first time human beings have a conversation with God in Genesis they are making excuses, trying to shift the blame for what they have done. Taken with the proper skepticism, the excuses are very revealing: they tell us a great deal about what went wrong in humanity’s primal disobedience. They . . . . Continue Reading »
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