George Weigel on Pope Francis’ view of poverty : Here, the Holy Father took the opportunity to explain, once again, his choice of papal name, while using that exercise to make two important points. Stressing the Church’s care for, and work with, the poor throughout the world, the . . . . Continue Reading »
The horrors continue to emerge from the trial of abortionist Kermit Gosnell. One baby, who was likely full term , screamed after being delivered during an attempted abortion. Some women delivered their children into toilets; snipping the necks of these infants was, according to one . . . . Continue Reading »
This man takes the rite of exorcism seriously : A Romanian lawyer is suing his local Orthodox bishop and four priests claiming they failed to properly exorcise flatulent demons that were forcing him out of his home. Madalin Ciculescu, 34, accused the five of fraud after they turned up several . . . . Continue Reading »
Threats to Reason in Moral Judgment John F. Kihlstrom, Hedgehog Review On Ransom in Biblical Theology Fr. John A. Peck, Preachers’ Institute Licentious About Sex, Puritanical About Food Alissa Wilkinson, Books & Culture How Not to Defend the Liberal Arts Samuel Goldman, American . . . . Continue Reading »
Interesting article by Megan McArdle on Thatcher. This part stuck out: But while what Thatcher did may have been necessary, there is another necessary task that has been left undone: building sustainable opportunities for the displaced. The mistake that Thatcher and Reagan made was to assume that . . . . Continue Reading »
Reihan Salam today: One of my fixations is that while it is certainly possible for one society to learn from another, it’s really important for policymakers to think hard about the historical context and institutional environment of the particular societies in which they operate. In the . . . . Continue Reading »
Fr. Thomas Joseph White and Fr. Austin Litke from the Dominican House of Studies in Washington, D.C. graced a small audience at the World Youth Alliance last Wednesday with a little bluegrass concert. Enjoy a snippet here. (Note: This song represents only one of the three pillars of bluegrass . . . . Continue Reading »
The archbishop of Detroit, Allen Vigneron, told the Detroit Free Press on Sunday that Catholics should not receive Communion while advocating gay marriage : For a Catholic to receive holy Communion and still deny the revelation Christ entrusted to the church is to try to say two contradictory . . . . Continue Reading »
Our friend Sam is mostly right in dissing right-wing political correctness. Liberal education needs to be separated from any political agenda. And what’s wrong with Bowdoin is that it really doesn’t pride itself in teaching anything in particular at all. So there’s probably still . . . . Continue Reading »
According to this Huffington Post/YouGov poll, 32 percent of Americans would favor a Constitutional amendment that would make Christianity the official religion of the United States. 42 percent oppose such an amendment, with 32 percent “strongly” opposing the idea. It may . . . . Continue Reading »
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