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Baptizing the Spirit of the Age

The new “Affirmation of Baptismal Faith” erodes the Church of England’s claim to bear witness to the one God, the Father Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth. Continue Reading »

3 Jan 2019

Reflections on the Revolution

by Deborah Savage

I was born in San Francisco and went to a college barely an hour’s drive from the famous Haight-Ashbury district. It gave me a front-row seat at the beginning of what we now refer to as the sexual revolution. I watched as the young women around me gave in to the onslaught. It was only later . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Oct 2018

Standard Procedures

by Leah Libresco Sargeant

The discipline of medicine is an art of dynamic tension. Continue Reading »

31 Jul 2018

That Most Prophetic Letter

by Anthony Fisher

Who were the prophets? Continue Reading »

26 Jul 2018

Affirming and Celebrating Humanae Vitae

by George Weigel

July 25 is the fiftieth anniversary of Humanae Vitae, Blessed Paul VI’s encyclical on the integrity of love and the appropriate means of family planning. Continue Reading »

25 Jul 2018

Pope Paul Said No

by Dan Hitchens

As the fiftieth anniversary of Humanae Vitae approaches, we should resist the temptation to see the encyclical as the standalone work of a trailblazing pope. Continue Reading »

14 May 2018

The Prophetic Power of Humanae Vitae

by Mary Eberstadt

One recurring theme in Pope Francis’s teaching is that human realities trump scholarly abstractions: “La realidad es superior a la idea.” His signature phrase about pastors who have the “smell of the sheep” is the folk version of this maxim. Cautions about “rigidity,” “empty . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Apr 2018