This should be obvious. As Anna Williams points out below , the only person who holds the blame for today’s shooting, whatever its motivation, is the shooter himself. No idea or cause, however noble, is immune from excess. John Brown killed in the name of freedom. George Tiller’s . . . . Continue Reading »
If you are old enough to remember a weaker recovery, then Barack Obama cut your Medicare. . . . . Continue Reading »
Even if today’s shooting at the Family Research Council headquarters was indeed motivated by the shooter’s support of same-sex marriage (or abortion, or anything else the FRC opposes), people should not leap to the conclusion that violent extremism is typical of the political . . . . Continue Reading »
Initial reports of this afternoon’s shooting at the Family Research Council say that the gunman acted after “expressing disagreement with the conservative group’s policy positions.” Most assume the disagreement came from the left, and on the issue of same-sex marriage. If . . . . Continue Reading »
Aspasia, eat your heart out. Charlotte Allen awards the palm to Helen Gurley Brown. No, I am not that interested in the woman, but Allen’s portrait of Brown at The Weekly Standard provides a corrective of sorts to the Florence King one I linked to below, by emphasizing the gap between Brown . . . . Continue Reading »
George Weigel on five great motets : The Church’s liturgy has inspired great choral music for centuries. Unfortunately, that part of Catholicism’s cultural memory has been somewhat misplaced in recent years. One reason why is the widespread misapprehension among liturgists that . . . . Continue Reading »
Today the Catholic Church celebrates what Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox and Eastern Catholic churches call the Dormition of the Theotokos, more commonly referred to by Roman Catholics as the Assumption—when Mary the Mother of God is said to have “fallen asleep” and was promptly . . . . Continue Reading »
Interesting piece by Harvard’s Steven Ozment on Lutheranism’s changed approach toward charity relative to extant practice in medieval society (HT: Real Clear Religion). Consider Luther’s view on charity and the poor. He made the care of the poor an organized, civic obligation by . . . . Continue Reading »
New York Cardinal Timothy Dolan has been taking flak for inviting President Obama and Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney to speak at the upcoming Al Smith Dinner. During election years, the gala — an annual fundraiser for the Archdiocese of New York — typically features the . . . . Continue Reading »
At Some Evangelical Colleges, No Pastors Libby A. Nelson, Inside Higher Ed The Coming Vindication of Pope Pius XII Edward Pentin, National Catholic Register Secularism: Some Concepts and Distinctions Akeel Bilgrami, Immanent Frame Joseph Mitchell and the Free Life Dermot Quinn, . . . . Continue Reading »
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