breaks out some home truths: ...Today, I’m going to tell you why this article makes me want to stab someone with a rusty spork. ... Guess what, dude? Other people laughing at you and judging you doesn’t give you the freedom to do the same. If you’ve forgotten that whole “turn . . . . Continue Reading »
Toronto Sun leads with “Same-sex couples choosing marriage”: More Canadian same-sex couples than ever are tying the knot. Figures from the 2011 census released Wednesday show the prevalence of same-sex couples in this country jumped 42.4% between 2006 and 2011. There are now 64,575 . . . . Continue Reading »
When we acquired Dr. Boli’s Celebrated Magazine earlier this month, I was quite pleased, but a commentator’s question stuck with me. He said: “You know, it is amusing, but does it really contribute to a magazine whose ‘purpose is to advance a religiously . . . . Continue Reading »
The summer issue of the Wilson Quarterly contains a fascinating piece by Stanford anthropology professor Tanya Marie Luhrmann on our changing understanding of mental illness. (You may recognize her name from her recent book When God Talks Back , which Peter Berger reviewed in . . . . Continue Reading »
If not, here’s what you’re missing. A typical item from the wry humorist’s “Press Clippings” bureau: More here. . . . . Continue Reading »
Amidst all the flap over Romney’s “47% remarks,” Sam Gregg momentarily (and blessedly) draws our attention from the relatively less important issue of the ballot box to the more important issue of what kind of people the American people want to be: I doubt that thick books are in . . . . Continue Reading »
Here’s one paragraph, from Bill Voegeli on Romney’s secret message to the rich guys, with which I agree: It’s worth noting that Obama and Romney were both attempting to describe Americans making less than half the median income to an audience of people making much more. Both . . . . Continue Reading »
Four Anglican bishops serving in northeastern Africa and Cyprus have written the United Nations asking that “an international declaration be negotiated that outlaws the intentional and deliberate insulting or defamation of persons (such as prophets), symbols, texts and constructs of belief . . . . Continue Reading »
George Weigel on religious freedom vs. exclusive humanism : The Church asks for free space to be itself: to evangelize, to celebrate the sacraments, and to do the works of education, charity, mercy, and justice, without undue interference from government. The Church freely concedes that the state . . . . Continue Reading »
Jonathan Reyes, director of social ministry and head of Catholic Charities and Community Services for the Archdiocese of Denver, has been appointed to succeed John Carr as the Catholic bishops’ point man on justice, peace, and human development in Washington, D.C. Many of the reactions . . . . Continue Reading »
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