Our First, Most Cherished Freedom (new statement) United States Conference of Catholic Bishops Bishops Issue Call for ‘Great National Campaign’ Laurie Goodstein, New York Times What Should Kids Be Reading? Sandra Stotsky, Manhattan Institute Of Miracles, Magicians, and . . . . Continue Reading »
Fr. James Martin, S.J., offers an amusing, or grimly amusing, example of internet arguments in What’s That Supposed to Mean? ”No matter what you write,” he notes in his introduction, there are Catholics ready to take immediate offense, to explode in righteous . . . . Continue Reading »
Anyone interested in applying for the First Things junior fellowship for next year needs to apply by midnight Sunday. See the boxed note on the home page for details. It is a great opportunity for the young person interested in editing, publishing, religion and public life, engaging the . . . . Continue Reading »
Peter Berger dissects Robert Putnam’s latest book (“American Grace”) over at The American Interest , putting special emphasis on the rise of the so-called “nones” in American society. The “nones” are people without religion who, by virtually all estimations . . . . Continue Reading »
By now, I’m sure you’ve all heard, whether you wanted to or not, about Hilary Rosen’s unkind comments about Ann Romney. Hilary Rosen, a political consultant who advises the Democratic National Committee, questioned on CNN Wednesday night whether Ann Romney understands the economic . . . . Continue Reading »
Russell E. Saltzman has decided to stop aging : I have decided to stop aging. I’ve tried it now for awhile but it simply doesn’t suit me, so I am giving up on it. Other people have gone through it, I’m aware, but from what I can observe it almost always turns out badly for them. As . . . . Continue Reading »
The other day, I opposed Texas’s plan to allow doctors to charge for conducting human experiments with unapproved and still uncertain adult stem cell therapies. No matter how well “regulated” I don’t see how it would be that much different from what is happening in . . . . Continue Reading »
In a report on the online sex industry, TIME raises some questions about the future of the pornography industry’s business model: Porn — perhaps because it, unlike prostitution, is often legal — is a much bigger business online, though reliable numbers on the industry are hard to . . . . Continue Reading »
Port Huron, 50 Years Later: What Progress? Naomi Schaefer Riley, The Chronicle of Higher Education Social Teaching and the Paschal Mystery Fr. Francis Belanger, O.P., Ordo Praedicatorum Debating Death and Brain Death Phil Lawler, Catholic Culture Teenagers: Not the Real Issue in Out-of-Wedlock . . . . Continue Reading »
Not much needs to be said about the California Planned Parenthood that is planning on hosting 40 days of prayer for abortion , but one of their prayers is worth quoting: “Today we pray for a cloud of gentleness to surround every abortion facility. May everyone feel calm and loving.” Read . . . . Continue Reading »
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