President Obamas astonishing decision to reverse course and seek congressional authorization for military action in Syria has given Americans an opportunity to think about the situation a bit more. One important consideration is the fate of Syrias Christians. This group, which numbers . . . . Continue Reading »
Our friends at the Nassau Community College Center for Catholic Studies recently sent us this press release: On Saturday, October 5, 2013, in the Multipurpose Room of the College Center Building at Nassau Community College Bishop William Murphy of the Diocese of . . . . Continue Reading »
Why the Frankfurt School Couldn’t Understand Fascism Walter Laqueur, Standpoint Allison Benedikt’s Immodest Proposal Christopher O. Tollefsen, Public Discourse Dan Brown’s Inferno and Overpopulation Ronald P. Millett, Meridian Law, Not Theology Kyle Duncan , Becket Fund On . . . . Continue Reading »
In a recent essay, “Tocqueville’s America and Ours,” University of St. Thomas Law Professor Robert Delahunty asks whether Christianity has served its purpose as a foundational political theory in America and may now be discarded: I do not know the answer and I do not mean to . . . . Continue Reading »
Peter Sprigg of the Family Research Council weighs in on New Jersey’s Assembly Bill 3371 , which bans therapy meant to engage in sexual orientation change efforts with a person under 18 years of age, in today’s On the Square : The two fundamental arguments against sexual . . . . Continue Reading »
George Weigel continues his travels through Poland in today’s On the Square : Here, in his own years as archbishop of Kracow, Wojtyla began his days with prayer and Mass. And here he returned after breakfast for two hours of intellectual workpreparing sermons, articles, booksat a . . . . Continue Reading »
Today on Twitter Books & Culture editor John Wilson announced that the magazine faces a $110,000 shortfall it must raise in the next three days—-or shut down at year’s end. [ View the story “Books & Culture Calls for Support, May Shut Down” on Storify ] Books & . . . . Continue Reading »
From what I have seen on my Facebook feed, pretty much any blog or story about how to deal with the demise of the church in this generation is guaranteed to go viral. Whether its cultural relevance, musical style, or social policies, everyone seems to have an opinion . . . . Continue Reading »
I’ve been weighing in against what seems to be a wide consensus that America must bomb Syria in order to “punish” or “send a message” or in some way tell the world that using chemical weapons “won’t be tolerated.” It’s a morally suspect way of . . . . Continue Reading »
Christ in the Capital of the World Mark R. Gornik and Maria Liu Wong, Christianity Today Interview with an Enamelist Iconographer Jonathan Pageau and Evgeny Baranov, Orthodox Arts Journal A Francis Confession Boom? John Bingham, Telegraph Paperwork and Power Peter Lopatin, Weekly Standard Lost . . . . Continue Reading »