The National Catholic Reporter is almost always predictable, and their choice for 2011’s “person of the year” was true to form: Elizabeth Johnson . Johnson, a professor of theology at Fordham University, is a standard issue Catholic Theological Society of America theologian, which . . . . Continue Reading »
I get banning smoking at the workplace. But employers should not have the power to control what people do in their private time. But USA Today has an interesting story out in which so many companies ban smoking by their workers wherever it happens, that to the point that they . . . . Continue Reading »
Reacting to a typically oversimplified and alarmist piece by Michelle Goldberg (who has been worrying about this for years ), my friend Jordan J. Ballor has an excellent post on the connections between the Paul camp and the fringe Reconstructionist (or theonomist) camp. Here’s the crux of his . . . . Continue Reading »
Here’s Mr. Carter. I really do have a real job, and so I have only time to quote Joe on the pretentiousness of the Porchers through his reporting on what he learned at their recent conference: For example, one professor (they were almost all professors) presented his localist bona fides by . . . . Continue Reading »
The Fight over Bullying Laws Andy Sher, Chattanooga Times Free Press What Will You Tell Your Grandchildren? Luis Tellez, Public Discourse Christopher Hitchens’ Challenge to Catholics John Haldane, Catholic Herald Epiphany & the Persecution of Christ’s Faithful Leroy Huizenga, . . . . Continue Reading »
1. Pete is right that Rick’s strengths expose Romney’s weaknesses more than point to his actual nomination. 2. Rick is being branded a “compassionate conservatism,” meaning being a bit of a European Christian Democrat. But it’s not that clear how that distinguishes . . . . Continue Reading »
I had heard that a big announcement would be coming today for New York’s Catholics, and here it is: Archbishop Timothy Dolan is to receive the cardinal’s red hat. All our best wishes to Archbishop Dolan as he leads the New York church into the new year and, we hope, many more years to . . . . Continue Reading »
In another attempt to prove that the Catholic hierarchy is primarily made up of the out-of-touch crusty and contrarian, many articles treating Cardinal Francis George’s December 21st comments on the gay liberation movement in Chicago feature titles such as “ Cardinal Francis George: gays . . . . Continue Reading »
A few weeks ago I poked gentle fun at distributists for being utopians . They didn’t find it funny—at all. Apparently, a distributist with a sense of humor is about as rare as a distributist corporation (Long live Mondragon!). Not only did the post annoy the self-professed distributists, . . . . Continue Reading »
So a famous conservative who’s been positioned to know more about Rick than most of this sent me this very probing question and real analysis: Question: Who’s more electable against Obama? Romney or Santorum? The election is ultimately going to be about getting the economy moving again, . . . . Continue Reading »
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