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Vatican university hosts unusual tattoo conference Associated Press , Nicole Winfield The Journey Home-Wilhelm Röpke & the Humane Economy The Imaginative Conservative , Roger Scruton Who Was George Frideric Handel? The Gospel Coalition , Justin Taylor Southern Baptists Go Swimming in Lake . . . . Continue Reading »

During the summer I wrote an article about how the concept of the Overton Window can help explain the process  radicals use in their task of cultural degredation . Over at Big Think, atheist Adam Lee explains (in much the same way that I did) just how atheists can use this approach: So, how do . . . . Continue Reading »

Our friends at World Youth Alliance are hosting a book signing event tonight with Andreas Widmer as he speaks about The Pope & The CEO: John Paul II’s Leadership Lessons to a Young Swiss Guard . Seating is limited so if you’re interested contact maria@wya.net to inquire about . . . . Continue Reading »

Public Life and Professions of Faith Mirror of Justice , Robert John Araujo, SJ Tim Tebow: God’s Quarterback Wall Street Journal , Patton Dodd The Least Evil Option: A Defense of Harry Truman Public Discourse , Wilson D. Miscamble Study: Atheists Distrusted As Much As Rapists USA Today , . . . . Continue Reading »

Frank J. Fleming may be a satirist, but I think his point about not confusing “dumb” and “simple” is spot on: [T]here does seem to be some trouble in this country in judging who is smart and who isn’t. The main problem may be confusing “simple” with . . . . Continue Reading »

In a fascinating admission today, David Brooks claims  that of all the GOP candidates the one “who comes closest to my worldview is Newt Gingrich.” Despite his erratically shifting views and odd phases, he continually returns to this core political refrain: He talks about using . . . . Continue Reading »

Losing Insight: A Critique of the National Association of Evangelicals’ “Nuclear Weapons 2011” Statement The Institute on Religion and Democracy , Alan F.H. Wisdom Plan to Widen Availability of Morning After Pill is Rejected New York Times , Gardiner Harris Supreme Court Won’t . . . . Continue Reading »

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Sr. Edith Selzler on the Immaculate Conception of . . . Mary : The title of the feast has sometimes led to confusion about who was being immaculately conceived, many thinking it was Jesus through Mary’s virginity. Not so; it was Mary herself, being conceived without the effects of original sin . . . . Continue Reading »

The Most Important Religious Liberty Case of the Past Thirty Years Public Discourse , Michael Stokes Paulsen U.S. To Aid Gay Rights Abroad, Obama and Clinton Say Washington Post , Steven Lee Myers Bill Would Ban Abortions Based on Sex, Race; Critics Call It Ploy To Undermine Broader Rights . . . . Continue Reading »