Responding to a somewhat intemperate remark by Rick Santorum, Arizona State University’s Lawrence M. Krauss tells us ” why we need college degrees more than we need faith .” I could quarrel with him on many grounds, but I’ll focus on this paragraph: An educated . . . . Continue Reading »
Russell E. Saltzman on how there is no such thing as a “good death” : He has reached a point where the toxins of renal failure have begun to occupy his days and his nights. A by-product are deep episodes of hallucination. He sees ants on the floor, stuffed animals coming to life. Most . . . . Continue Reading »
This is a great story of democratic governance. Awhile ago, I was informed that Idaho was poised to pass a bill explicitly permitting futile care impositions based on quality of life. It had passed one house unanimously under the radar as part of a larger bill, much of . . . . Continue Reading »
Inside Higher Ed has obtained a copy of a letter signed by numerous John Carroll University faculty, pitting religious liberty and freedom of conscience against women’s health: “We, the faculty of John Carroll University named below, are committed to freedom of conscience and religious . . . . Continue Reading »
Mark Stricherz at CatholicVote attempts to translate the past few decades of changes in the Catholic Church in America into the terms of debate introduced by Charles Murray’s recent book, Coming Apart . It’s an angle that makes a good deal of sense given that the decline of . . . . Continue Reading »
I grew up hearing stories of early 20th century Jewish immigrants to America—my great-grandparent’s generation—and the inspiringly impressive sacrifices they made in the name of sustaining their religious fidelity. One particularly common motif was the Jew who, desperate to simply . . . . Continue Reading »
The Three Most Profound Ideas I’ve Ever Had Peter Kreeft, Integrated Catholic Life Americans ‘Go Solo’ Mark T. Mitchell, Front Porch Republic Alain de Botton’s “Health and Safety Heathenism” Caspar Melville, New Humanist Catholic Midwives Lose . . . . Continue Reading »
1. I agree with Peter and Bob in the below thread. I especially like where Bob says “Rick must draw the fat, slow moving Mitt into battle at a site of his choosing, where he can chew up his advancing columns, render his supports moot by clever raids” That is to say . . . . Continue Reading »
The article published in the Journal of Medical Ethics called “After Birth Abortion: Why Should the Baby Live?”—which I addressed here a few days ago—is getting a lot of attention in the blogosphere. So, I decided that I would move past the argument over infanticide, . . . . Continue Reading »
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