The mystery is over : On Tuesday, the Vatican press office revealed the composition of the colored smoke used during the conclave to signal the results of the voting. Earlier, a Vatican spokesman had said only that the smoke was made “from several different elements.” Both recipes are . . . . Continue Reading »
“This Isn’t Politics” Rocco Palmo, Whispers in the Loggia Defining Bullying Down Emily Bazelon, New York Times Is N. T. Wright a Threat to Classical Protestantism? Andrew Fulford, The Calvinist International Predictably Unpredictable: The Free Exercise Clause Marc DeGirolami, . . . . Continue Reading »
A federal judge in New York this week denied a defense attorney’s request to exclude Jews from a jury that will hear the case of alleged terrorist Abdel Hameed Shehadeh, on trial for lying to the FBI about plans to kill Americans. Shehadeh’s lawyer, Frederick Cohn, told . . . . Continue Reading »
According to David Wheeler, author of a recent post at the Atlantic , more and more Evangelical homeschooling parents want their children exposed to evolution. At least one publisher—- Christian Schools International out of Grand Rapids, Michigan—-has responded with . . . . Continue Reading »
Larry the Vatican II guy explains the new translation of the Mass, the nature of conscience, and the Novus Ordo . The instruction (delivered by his guest) is helpful too, though the jokes are sometimes a little harsh. Here, for example, from the second one (though the jokes lose a . . . . Continue Reading »
I want to like the new Ryan budget, but James Pethokoukis points out several of its problems. The new Ryan budget drops the top marginal income tax rate to twenty-five percent. That is lower than the top marginal tax rate proposed by Mitt Romney. Who outside of a mental institution believes that . . . . Continue Reading »
The editors of the National Catholic Reporter tell us what kind of pope the Church needs, in an editorial titled Time for courage from those who have most to lose . They declare: The best thing the new pope could do is to reclaim the Petrine ministry for what it is: Let him be the . . . . Continue Reading »
A leading Catholic intellectual: Since you brought it up, my papal endorsement goes to Burke. I would consider myself a fellow traveler with the “narrow and intense” fan base, but there are also practical reasons why I think of all the Americans he has a real shot. One — . . . . Continue Reading »
If you are an almost or recent college grad and this is how you envision heaven, the First Things Junior Fellowship may be the job for you. Take our quiz to find out . . . . . . and then hunker down and finish your application because it’s due this Friday! In the very first issue of First . . . . Continue Reading »
In March 1913, G.K. Chesterton’s Father Brown story “The Paradise of Thieves” was first published in an issue of McClure’s Magazine . The story revolves around acting and deception, and ends in the suicide of one of the characters. Now, a hundred years later to the month, . . . . Continue Reading »
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