Francis Cardinal Stafford, head of the Apostolic Penitentiary in Rome, delivered a lecture on November 17 at the John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family in Washington, D.C. Entitled “Pope Paul VI and Pope John Paul II: ‘Being True with Body and Soul,’” the . . . . Continue Reading »
Overheated partisan rhetoric can create the impression that the world is divided between crypto-communists and heartless capitalists, but philosopher Christopher Tollefsen urges a subtler analysis . The gist of Tollefsen’s argument is that we should acknowledge welfare rights , but it does . . . . Continue Reading »
After reading our daily article by Fr. Neuhaus—a particularly pointed call to Christians “never [to] surrender to the cultural captivity that is the delusion of ‘Christ without culture’”—you might look at George Weigel’s reflection on ” The Two Americas . . . . Continue Reading »
Secondhand Smokette and I are taking a brief sojourn in Missoula, Montana—cold and beautiful—meaning my access to the computer has not ongoing since we are trying to have some fun. And of course, that is precisely when SHS got spammed in the comment sections. My apologies.This . . . . Continue Reading »
Or so the history of children’s literature is usually told. That history, however, is wrong. J.K. Rowling’s success doesn’t just give us a recent series to add as an incidental to the received canon. It also gives us a chance to rewrite the entire list of classic children’s . . . . Continue Reading »
The sketch begins with one actor onstage, clearly getting ready for an acid trip, waiting for the drug to kick in. A second actor enters—his roommate who will be his guide. His first words are, "Did you take it yet?" Dialogue proceeds as the drug takes effect, with the first actor . . . . Continue Reading »
Italy regulated IVF, only permitting 3 to be created at once and requiring that all embryos that come into being in the procedure be implanted.Had the USA implemented such a policy, we wouldn’t have 400,000 embryos in deep freeze. Some look at these nascent humans as a natural resource for use . . . . Continue Reading »
Around the office, one of our favorite pieces to have published is ” The Giving Tree : A Symposium ,” in which we asked various contributors to comment on Shel Silverstein’s story. It appears that someone else has a retelling of the story , one in which the tree is not quite as . . . . Continue Reading »
You may have already heard about golfer J.P. Hayes, whose honesty last week wound up costing him a shot on the PGA tour: Hayes shot a 74 Wednesday and a 71 on Thursday, putting him in good shape to finish in the top 20 and advance to the final qualifying stage in December. But on Thursday night in . . . . Continue Reading »
He founded Family Theater Productions in Hollywood, which produced some 600 radio and T.V. shows, airing a total of 10,000 broadcasts. Such film elites as Loretta Young, Jimmy Stewart, Bing Crosby, and Lucille Ball appeared on his programs. The goal?—to promote prayer and fidelity. The . . . . Continue Reading »
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