Emotion

The Double-Edged Sword of Sentimentalism

by Dominic Bouck, O.P.

At the March for Life this past January, I saw a teenage girl holding a sign that read, “She could be the next Beyoncé!” the “she” referring, of course, to the baby inside the womb. Her sign reminded me of the quirky movie, Juno, in which the protagonist, a young teenager, decides not to . . . . Continue Reading »

Stabilized Passion

by Peter J. Leithart

Reason is passion stabilized. Continue Reading »

Feeling Moral

by J. Budziszewski

“Luke! Trust your feelings!” As we know, Luke does what he is told, and the galaxy is saved. How fortunate that he did not trust his mind and skill, as he was tempted to, because then the evil empire would have won. The Star Wars movies express a view of how to live, a morality of feeling, . . . . Continue Reading »