Why I Didn't “Just Bake the Cake”
by Jack PhillipsMy commitment to God and to the truth of a book I believe to be his holy Word is the defining premise of my life, the focus of my faith, and the guiding directive for my actions. Continue Reading »
Blessing and Blasphemy
by Gerhard Ludwig MüllerRome must not watch in silence, hoping that the Germans can be pacified with tactical finesse and small concessions. Continue Reading »
Ethics of Leadership and Ethics of Teaching
by Kevin L. FlanneryJohn Keown spoke recently about the ethics of nuclear weapons. In his lecture, “The Pope and the Bomb: The Ethics of Nuclear Deterrence,” Keown argued that the aiming of nuclear weapons at cities and intending to use them in order to deter enemy attacks is immoral. Keown’s moral reasoning . . . . Continue Reading »
The Virtue of Jealousy
by Scott YenorJealousy is often confused with envy. Envy is coveting something someone else possesses. It is one of the deadliest corrosives on the human soul, as it suggests that we should not be content with what we have. Jealousy, in contrast, bespeaks a desire to hold on to what one has. Though often . . . . Continue Reading »
A Tale of Two Weddings
by Raymond J. de SouzaEven for spoiled royals, a wedding is emphatically not a private matter. Continue Reading »
Christ the Pursuing Bridegroom
by Jay Scott NewmanTo see what the Church understands marriage to be, we must look not to headlines, but to divine revelation in Holy Scripture and the Apostolic Tradition. Continue Reading »
Sympathy For the Devil
by Francis X. MaierThe Family Story Project attempts to “dismantle family privilege” by casting the traditional family as diseased and oppressive. Continue Reading »
Letters
by VariousPatricia Snow (“Hawthorne’s Daughter,” January) may perhaps be unaware of St. Jerome’s error in countering Jovinian’s heresy, namely, his denigration of marriage in order to uphold the superiority of the virgin state. Snow makes Jerome’s mistake in her attempt to rationalize Rose . . . . Continue Reading »
Hawthorne’s Daughter
by Patricia SnowIn 1891, Rose Hawthorne Lathrop, daughter of the novelist Nathaniel Hawthorne, was received into the Catholic Church. She was forty years old. Within a few years of her conversion she conceived a heroic ministry to destitute cancer patients at a time when cancer was believed to be contagious. She . . . . Continue Reading »
How Christianity Changed Singleness
by Jed W. AtkinsAmericans increasingly live alone. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the single-person household is now the second-most-common living arrangement in the country, encompassing more than a quarter of Americans. Living alone is among the risk factors for loneliness and premature mortality. . . . . Continue Reading »
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