Let's Use Pigs as Organ “Donors”
by Wesley J. SmithScientists are learning how to transplant organs from pigs into humans—and animal rights activists are outraged. Continue Reading »
The Parson and the Talmud
by Junior FellowsThe junior fellows reflect on George Herbert's prose and the meaning of the term “talmudic.” Continue Reading »
Political Parasites
by Pete SpiliakosIt’s never the right thing to avoid explaining that white supremacy is evil. Continue Reading »
Shunning the Disabled
by J. D. FlynnMore than 90 percent of French children prenatally diagnosed with Down syndrome are aborted. Now the French government has decided the mere sight of children with Down syndrome on television is an unhappy intrusion on the national conscience. Continue Reading »
Motown and the Turbocharged Church
by George WeigelThe Archdiocese of Detroit is well on its way to becoming a shining model of how to gather and organize a local Church for the New Evangelization. Continue Reading »
What Should Girls Watch?
by Mark BauerleinHere's a list of films for young girls—movies that show strong female characters with the kind of energy, intelligence, wit, and initiative our daughters hope to develop themselves. Continue Reading »
Saving Christians from Genocide
by William Doino Jr.Persecution may well eliminate Christians from the Middle East, yet too many remain reluctant to declare ISIS guilty of genocide. Continue Reading »
Whence the Convert Problem?
by Marco TosattiThe Church and her saints tell us that we are all converts—indeed, that we should repent and convert every day. Continue Reading »
Gratitude So Burdensome?
by Peter J. LeithartThe gift of the cross is not a psychological burden that drives us further from God; it is a yoke so easy it is not a burden at all. Continue Reading »
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