Priests’ councils “treat parishes as square holes into which pastors are fitted like interchangeable pegs,” says George Weigel in today’s column . There are “good parishes” and “tough parishes”; good parishes are given out as rewards; tough parishes are . . . . Continue Reading »
When it comes to mixing religion and politics, I’ve often thought, the principle seems to be, it’s wrong when the other guy does it. For example, conservatives become annoyed when Christians call for liberalizing immigration laws or for universal healthcare. Don’t impose your . . . . Continue Reading »
Justin Taylor has a lovely post here summarizing what we might learn about Christian friendship from the correspondence of Esther Edwards Burr (1732-1758), Jonathan Edwards’ daughter and Aaron Burr’s mother, with her friend Sarah Prince. An excerpt: Modern readers are sometimes taken . . . . Continue Reading »
Fr. George Rutler, pastor of the vibrantly orthodox Church of Our Saviour in midtown Manhattan, is being reassigned to St. Michael’s Church in Hell’s Kitchen. In his latest weekly column , Rutler acknowledges a quiet campaign against the reassignment: I was gratified that so many wanted . . . . Continue Reading »
http://vimeo.com/68504126#at=0 Over the last couple of months, I have written a few posts related to Calvinism’s place in the Southern Baptist Convention. Recent events at Louisiana College have figured prominently in discussions on this topic. Last week at the annual meeting of the Southern . . . . Continue Reading »
Authenticity and the Catholic Educator Matt Emerson, Ignatian Educator Pascal Bruckner, Gallic Gadfly Emily Eakin, Chronicle of Higher Education Welcome to the Mental Ward Anthony Esolen, Crisis Can Liturgical Music Be Saved? Patrick O’Hannigan, American Spectator A Europe Divided by the . . . . Continue Reading »
“Democrats Defend Killing of Viable Fetuses to Appease Vocal Base” But of course, we are not surprised to see ” G.O.P. Pushes New Abortion Limits to Appease Vocal Base .” It’s good to know there some constants in the universe that we can rely upon. . . . . Continue Reading »
Ellery Schempp, at 16 years of age in 1956, stayed in his seat while the rest of his high school class stood to recite the Lord’s prayer; he flipped through the Koran while his homeroom teacher recited ten verses from the Bible. What began as a quite protest in his Philadelphia high school . . . . Continue Reading »
That’s my argument at Public Discourse today: Some astute observers have noticed the dimensions of the problem and called attention to it. The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty filed a brief in both marriage cases now pending in the Supreme Court, arguing that the Court should not interfere . . . . Continue Reading »
Why Pharisees Matter Derek Leman, Messianic Jewish Musings Ulysses in Three Minutes Anne Tyrrell, Paul Kennedy and Robert Gogan, Irish Times The Difference Between a Pilgrim and a Tourist Marc Barnes, Bad Catholic The Crisis of the European Mind: 1680-1715 David Auerbach, Los Angeles Review of . . . . Continue Reading »
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