Elizabeth Scalia on thinking respectable thoughts—or paying the consequences : For Pastor Louie Giglio, a frequent visitor to the Obama White House in 2012, an invitation to pray the Inaugural benediction meant a spotlight on his efforts to end global human trafficking, an issue which deserves . . . . Continue Reading »
Greg Kandra once praised the fittingness and beauty of standing to receive communion. Now he thinks it’s time to bring back the communion rail : Two years ago, I rhapsodized on the Feast of Corpus Christi on the theology behind standing to receive communion, and defended it. . . . . Continue Reading »
Moked , a leading portal for Italian Jews, praises recent statements by Benedict XVI and Paris’ chief rabbi, Gilles Bernheim, in defense of the traditional understanding of marriage. Countering the charge from some quarters that Italian Judaism has been relatively silent, the paper points to . . . . Continue Reading »
The verb wax, meaning to grow, has only a few surviving uses in English. The moon waxes and wanes. And people wax . . . some adjective, usually describing their gestures or their speech. Note: adjective, not adverb. It’s often misused. If John is . . . . Continue Reading »
In Praise of Cigarettes Sam Rocha Testaments to Secular Exhaustion Scott Stephens, ABC Religion & Ethics The End of the Boomer Dream Michael Winerip, New York Times “Too Much” C. S. Lewis? Joel J. Miller, Patheos Misquoting Thérèse of Lisieux Kathleen Burke, Altcatholicah . . . . Continue Reading »
William F. Buckley appears on Woody Allen’s tv show to discuss 1967 and other matters . The nine minute exchange is very funny and a fascinating cultural artifact — just look, for example, at how the young people who ask questions are dressed. Thanks to Shmuel Ben-Gad for the link. . . . . Continue Reading »
A small testimony to the universal desire for freedom: “He just got out somehow,” said his friend, who inherited his care from his parents, and who put up “Wanted” flyers all over his neighborhood, hoping his friend would be found by April by some kind person . . . . Continue Reading »
In an earlier post I wrote that establishment Republicans need to avoid showing contempt for the Republican primary voters whose support they need. Super commenter DJF described the Jon Huntsman presidential campaign: John Huntsman – a smart guy who did have some good, conservative ideas . . . . Continue Reading »
The Guardian ‘s Rupert Shortt reminds readers that Christianity is by no means foreign to the Middle East, where the Arab spring has given way to a Christian winter . The line about the American general meeting the Arab Christian isn’t as familiar as it should be. “When did . . . . Continue Reading »
Robert Oscar Lopez reports that in the face of mass protests, French support for gay marriage is weakening : If the thunderous calls for a referendum are honored by Hollande, it is not at all clear that his “marriage for all” push will have clear sailing. The “march for all” . . . . Continue Reading »
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