Pope Francis is a pontiff of firsts—-the first Jesuit, the first Francis (of Assisi, not the Jesuit Francis Xavier), and the first pope from the New World, and indeed from a nation encircled by the global south. We can in one sense call him the first American pope. While not from a nation of . . . . Continue Reading »
Like most of us I’m scrambling to learn more. Here’s what I do know: Francis is a conservative Jesuit, but in some ways a revolutionary, as almost all modern Jesuits are. He’s like Benedict in the sense of not having any restorationist impulses. He recognizes that the idea of . . . . Continue Reading »
We’re still reading up on the new Holy Father, but for now, here’s a bit to get you started: Catholic Culture has an informative story on today’s events, and Thomas L. McDonald is rounding up news and reactions as they arrive. CBS and other outlets have published the full . . . . Continue Reading »
Who couldn’t love that? Carl is right. 76 turned out not to be a problem. Neither did being from OUR HEMISPHERE. The handicappers should have given more attention to the man who came in second last time. Francis might be exactly the right combination of evangelizer and enforcer, with more . . . . Continue Reading »
Stephen Schmalhofer sends this quote from G. K. Chesterton on St. Francis of Assisi, appropriate for this day, and appropriate too as the basis for a prayer for the new Holy Father: The servants of God who had been a besieged garrison became a marching army; the ways of the world were filled as . . . . Continue Reading »
About an hour after the world saw white smoke, Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, Pope Francis, stepped out to offer the crowd his blessing. But before that, he asked for its prayers. This is a humble man, a prince of the church born into a working-class family who’s noted for riding public . . . . Continue Reading »
David Blankenhorn, founder and president of the Institute for American Values , will be hosting our own editor in chief Rusty Reno on Tuesday, March 19 at 6:00 p.m. EST to speak about the new conversation on marriage: “Should Religious People Join the New Conversation?” . . . . Continue Reading »
“The sexual behavior of men can be a form of violence against women because it can result in pregnancy,” stated an official of the U.N. Secretariat earlier this week during negotiations at the annual U.N. Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), at which the U.N.’s typical . . . . Continue Reading »
Watch this page for white smoke. . . . . Continue Reading »
Jennifer Rubin applauds Rand Paul’s remarks on gay marriage and tells social conservatives to pay attention : As much as I disagree with Rand Paul on his larger vision on foreign policy, he is worth heeding on marriage. Americans have not bought into the “traditional marriage” . . . . Continue Reading »
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