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Ireland’s Next Referendum

Catholic Ireland's battle against the de-Catholicizing of her Constitution is coming to an end.
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22 Nov 2022

C. S. Lewis and Contraception

C. S. Lewis's writings betray no formal stance on contraception, though a close reading reveals his critical gaze on the topic, prohibited from speech by a sense of prudence. Continue Reading »

3 Nov 2022

Late at night, after the dishes have all been cleared and the kids put to bed, most of my friends cast a quick, furtive look around to make sure no one’s watching, grab their phones, slide into bed, and indulge their wildest and most sensuous desires. No, they’re not looking at pornography. . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Oct 2022

Going Beyond the Letter of the Law

by Gerhard Ludwig Müller and Stephan Kampowski

In previous times, people who did not agree with the teaching of Humanae Vitae or Donum Vitae simply said that they begged to differ. The new approach, adopted by the PAV, is to state the opposite of the teaching, while at the same time claiming that one agrees. Continue Reading »

27 Aug 2022

Lose the Culture, Lose the Family

by Scott Yenor

Conservatives must take stock of our policy failures with respect to the family over the past decades. Family is a product of culture, not economic incentives alone. Continue Reading »

18 Oct 2021

The Rolling Revolution

by Mark Regnerus

Norms about sex, sexuality, marriage, and family life have been upended by a rolling revolution that wastes nothing, builds upon everything, and can never be satisfied. Scott Yenor, a professor of political science at Boise State University, describes how this revolution has advanced so far, and . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Oct 2021

Why I Didn't “Just Bake the Cake”

by Jack Phillips

My 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 »

28 May 2021

Blessing and Blasphemy

by Gerhard Ludwig Müller

Rome must not watch in silence, hoping that the Germans can be pacified with tactical finesse and small concessions. Continue Reading »

24 May 2021

Ethics of Leadership and Ethics of Teaching

by Kevin L. Flannery

John 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 »

1 Apr 2021

The Virtue of Jealousy

by Scott Yenor

Jealousy 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 »