Today is the birthday of J.S. Bach, on whome First Things has published a good deal over the years. Here are some selections. Uwe Siemon-Notto’s ” J.S. Bach in Japan ” on Bach as the fifth Evangelist: Twenty–five years ago when there was still a Communist East Germany, I . . . . Continue Reading »
George Weigel on Cardinal Dolan and the new evangelization : The irrepressibly effervescent personality of Cardinal Timothy Dolan may tempt some to think of the archbishop of New York and president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops as the latest in a line of glad-handing Irish-American . . . . Continue Reading »
This may fall into the category of blogging-when-provoked (always risky), or it may come down to a matter of de gustibus non est disputandum . But the wild overhyping on the occasion of the fortieth anniversary of Francis Ford Coppola’s The Godfather wouldn’t provoke me if . . . . Continue Reading »
John O’Callaghan of Notre Dame writes this in response to John Breen’s claim about the Church’s proper response to the HHS mandate. A Thomist philosopher’s take on the matter: But with the involvement of the state comes the coercive power of the state. And so there are at . . . . Continue Reading »
The Man in the Middle:An Inside Account of Faith and Politics in the George W. Bush EraBy Timothy S. Goeglein(B&H Publishing Group, Nashville, Tennessee, 2011)Reviewed by Connie MarshnerMany people write Washington memoirs because they want to air dirty laundry or spew forth detraction and . . . . Continue Reading »
The subtitle of my book, A Rat is a Pig is a Dog is a Boy, is The Human Cost of the Animal Rights Movement. Case in point: Airlines are foolishly acceding to PETA’s pressure not to transport macaque monkeys, necessary for advanced medical and scientific research. From the Nature . . . . Continue Reading »
The Evangelical Vote Splinters Marcia Pally, Guardian The GOP’s Fatal Attraction to Rural America Joel Kotkin, New Geography The Pope’s Cuba Gamble Mary O’Grady , Wall Street Journal How to Have a Conversation John McDermott, Financial Times Time to Quit the New . . . . Continue Reading »
In addition, Romney needs a partner on the campaign trail — arguably a lot more than most nominees-in-waiting in recent decades. No, not his wife Ann, but a strong, qualified vice-presidential pick to energize him and broaden his appeal. Romney should consider flouting conventional wisdom and . . . . Continue Reading »
Last week Michale Stokes Paulsen wrote a striking defense of Vanderbilt’s right to prevent students from forming religious groups (while vigorously contesting their decision to do so). The idea, in short, is that the same principle that suggests Christian students should be allowed to form . . . . Continue Reading »
It seems to me that the MSM is exaggerating the scope—if probably not the significance—of Romney’s victory in Illinois. The late deciders broke even, and the Romney saturation of the media market in Chicago wasn’t opposed at all by Santorum. It’s like Rick went into . . . . Continue Reading »
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