In her latest On the Square column , Elizabeth Scalia reflects on how the Holy Spirit uses even our toss-offs and our dross to effect the movement of grace: For some of us who work in new media—I almost wrote who “live and work” there—and who have taken to pondering the negative . . . . Continue Reading »
This site, and most of what I do, involves human exceptionalism, bioethics, and the like. But I still care about areas about which I formerly focused. And sometimes, I take metaphorical pen in hand.Pervasive secrecy corrupts the societal purposes of our civil justice system. Today in the . . . . Continue Reading »
Was it something I said? The site is under a pretty large SPAM attack. I am sorry, but any comments sent there by the filters will probably be thrown out with the true trash. I just don’t have the ability to keep sorting through the list to find mistakes. Thanks for . . . . Continue Reading »
When Jesus instituted the Lord’s Supper, he said “This cup that is poured out for you is the new covenant in my blood.” But does that “you” refer—except in special occasions—only to priests? Some dioceses in the United States (such as Phoenix and Madison) are . . . . Continue Reading »
“Anyone who seriously wants to be a disciple of Christ should learn blackjack.” This from one of the leaders of a new and “arguably the largest and most well funded blackjack team,” made up entirely of churchgoing evangelical Christians , several of them pastors: . . . . Continue Reading »
I have a piece in the Daily Caller advocating, yet again, that the proper way to allow medical marijuana is to change the Controlled Substances Act. I begin complaining about the unprincipled nature of the current marijuana mess in California, and fix some blame. From “The Principled Way . . . . Continue Reading »
Norwood was Charles Portis’s first novel, published in 1966, followed a couple years later by True Grit . Both novels are infused with Portis’s deadpan humor, but only the first is typically represented as a “comic novel.” A novel in which the main character rescues Joann the . . . . Continue Reading »
Obama turns his back on Catholics Washington Post , Michael Gerson Supreme Court to hear challenge to Obama’s health-care overhaul Washington Post , Robert Barnes In West Virginia, snake handling is still considered a sign of faith Washington Post , Julia Duin Studies: Adult stem cells reverse . . . . Continue Reading »
That fact of Boomer psychology and reproductive behavior leads to the withering away of the entitlement state. This BIG THINK post is meant to be yet another ad for the Berry Conference this Thursday and Friday, featuring the wisdom of Jim Capretta. One reason I’m not so scared of “the . . . . Continue Reading »
The various studies show we have a three or even four-way tie in Iowa. There’s only one study that shows a Paul surge. But it might really be right, especially because only his supporters are enthusiastic at this point. Still, his ceiling is doubtless about 20%. Romney seems surge-proof. . . . . Continue Reading »
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