Lust and Augustine

by Dale M. Coulter

For Augustine, love is the most basic appetite of the soul. Continue Reading »

12 Jul 2018

Her Name Is Monroe Christine

by Brandon McGinley

Everybody has a master, I suppose. Continue Reading »

15 Jun 2018

Conservative Jurisprudence Resorts to Relativism

by Hadley Arkes

The argument that most of the Court was willing to settle on in defense of Jack Phillips was a massive moral irrelevance. Continue Reading »

6 Jun 2018

The Supreme Court Punts

by R. R. Reno

In today’s anti-discrimination battles, the great and the good bring their power to bear on the little people who haven’t gotten the progressive memo. Continue Reading »

5 Jun 2018

Foster Care Fanaticism in Philadelphia

by Darel E. Paul

The demise of Philadelphia DHS’s foster care contracting arises from a desire to purge dissenters and purify the state. Continue Reading »

24 May 2018

Fake Crimes

by Carol M. Swain

Catholics, Evangelical Christians, and pro-family organizations have a common adversary, one that is virulent and relentless. The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) is a powerful progressive advocacy group that says its primary mission is to fight hatred, teach tolerance, and seek justice. Despite . . . . Continue Reading »

1 May 2018

Permission to Kill

by R. R. Reno

Our first reaction is a benumbed sadness. Seventeen dead in a Florida school, shot by a disturbed young man. Then we search for explanations. The killer suffers from mental illness. Like so many others, he is from a broken home. Guns are too readily available. The media frenzy makes the shooter into . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Apr 2018

Parsing the “T”

by George Weigel

Like the rest of the “LGBT” phenomenon, the transgender movement has become thoroughly politicized, even weaponized. Continue Reading »

7 Mar 2018

Roy Moore’s Ridiculous Defense of Marriage

by John Murdock

Roy Moore, former Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court, was right to invoke Dred Scott when opposing Obergefell v. Hodges. Continue Reading »

30 Oct 2017

Fr. Martin Does Not Actually Say

by Dan Hitchens

In reality, Fr. James Martin does not preach directly against the Church’s teachings—but neither will he affirm them as true. Continue Reading »

2 Oct 2017