As a result of a couple comments at the House Judiciary Committee hearing last week, we perhaps begin to see the first sustained public discussion of whether Obama should be impeached. An NRO writer aptly named Jonathan Strong plunged into it Thursday. And yet, as few conservative pundits seem to . . . . Continue Reading »
Fr. Ed Oakes died this morning. Diagnosed with pancreatic cancer last spring, his friends knew that they’d have to face this day. Still, it’s hard. Death always is. Ed is best known for his work on Hans Urs von Balthasar. He wrote one of the first comprehensive studies published . . . . Continue Reading »
One of the popular indicators of the supposed war on Christmas is the use of the abbreviation Xmas . The well motivated, if grating, “Don’t take Christ out of Christmas” alludes not so subtly to the abbreviation. The former Anglican bishop of Blackburn, Alan Chesters, . . . . Continue Reading »
Judging solely by facebook “shares,” the most popular post I’ve done on pomocon was a recent one that compared Obamacare to a so-bad-it-cannot-be-revised undergraduate paper. I felt especially duty-bound to mock our President because he used the marketing language of . . . . Continue Reading »
Happy Friday! Here’s what you should read before you disappear into the weekend: At Postmodern Conservative , Peter Lawler is thinking about Strauss and Burke. Peter Leithart is reading about: Kant on aliens , modernism , loving life , Nelson Mandela , sophiology , and the fall of man. Dr. . . . . Continue Reading »
New York Events: Film Screening of “Eggsploitation” Tuesday, December 10 First Things is showing “Eggsploitation” and will host a Q&A with the director, producer, and writer, Jennifer Lahl. Please join us for a cheese and wine reception at 6:00 p.m., followed . . . . Continue Reading »
Father Edward Oakes, S.J., distinguished theologian, gifted writer and teacher, generous ecumenist, and our friend, has died, of pancreatic cancer, at 8:00 this morning. The announcement from the Academy of Catholic Theology, of which Father Oakes was president, reports: Father Oakes entered . . . . Continue Reading »
Phillip , thanks for these profound reflections on how Genesis reveals what is distinct about human sexuality. Your central observation that “mutual help and companionship,” rather than reproduction, is what makes human sexuality distinctively human is urgently relevant to our efforts . . . . Continue Reading »
Compare Patrick Deneen on Pope Francis with Adam Shaw on Pope Francis. The titles are similar, the content very different. . . . . Continue Reading »
So I’m out in her in Claremont for a conference on Strauss and Burke—or what Strauss says about Edmund Burke to close NATURAL RIGHT AND HISTORY. For anyone who REALLY checks out what he says there, it’s the strangest part of a strange book. Obvious points that might . . . . Continue Reading »
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