Time for a “Populist” Bioethics Commission

by Wesley J. Smith

Even chaotic debate (about cloning, gene therapy, and three-parent embryos) is preferable to our current, aimless drift. Continue Reading »

26 May 2017 0

The Art of Verbal Jousting

by Dale M. Coulter

This art of verbal jousting does not fit in the postmodern world, so concerned with providing safe spaces. Continue Reading »

25 May 2017 0

Pick Your Poison

by Pete Spiliakos

A removal of Trump would, absent some great show of wisdom from our elites, contribute to the embittering of our politics. Continue Reading »

25 May 2017 0

Ivanka, Jared, and the Jewish Sabbath

by Gil Student

This great country has come a long way from when Jews had to choose between their jobs and the Ten Commandments. Let us not let the Trump media frenzy take us back to that unpleasant time. Continue Reading »

24 May 2017 0

Catholic Lite and Europe’s Demographic Suicide

by George Weigel

When an entire continent—healthier, wealthier, and more secure than ever before—deliberately chooses sterility, the most basic cause for that must lie in the realm of the human spirit, in a certain souring about the very mystery of being.  Continue Reading »

24 May 2017 0

The War on Tenure

by Jennifer A. Frey

Academic freedom is the freedom to pursue truth in good faith, unimpeded by fear of dismissal by those who wield power. Now it is under threat.
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23 May 2017 0

Burying Benedict

by Matthew Schmitz

Though Benedict is still living, Francis is trying to bury him. Continue Reading »

22 May 2017 0

The Challenge of Fatima

by William Doino Jr.

If there were any doubts about the enduring power of Fatima, Pope Francis has put them to bed. Continue Reading »

22 May 2017 0

The Saul Complex

by Peter J. Leithart

Saul’s dread of his younger rival transforms Saul into a power-grasping tyrant. Continue Reading »

19 May 2017 0

Tracing Church History through Old Newspapers

by K. E. Colombini

Browsing the Catholic News Archive, you’ll notice how much things have changed—and not always for the better. Continue Reading »

18 May 2017 0