Katherine Infantine

Political action committees are not enough, says R. R. Reno in today’s column . We also need a politics of the imagination. Yes, politics has a practical dimension. Campaigns can be run well—or poorly. Laws can be well crafted—or not. Constitutional lawyers can argue more or less effectively. . . . . Continue Reading »

Footsteps is a Jewish organization that helps Hasidic Jews wishing to leave their ultra-orthodox community become integrated members of secular society and work through the profound difficulties of leaving behind their past and, in most cases, being disowned by their families. PBS and A Journey . . . . Continue Reading »

The Pro Ecclesia Annual Conference for Clergy and Laity sponsored by the Center for Catholic and Evangelical Theology presents “Heaven, Hell, . . .  and Purgatory?” June 10, 2013, 7 p.m. - June 12, 2013, noon Loyola University, Baltimore, Maryland About the Center from the . . . . Continue Reading »

The great Italian politician Giulio Andreotti, nicknamed the “Eternal One,” has passed away at the age of 94. The seven-times Prime Minister  was an unassuming man : Andreotti would go to a different church every morning, and always leave as soon as Mass was over. He would . . . . Continue Reading »

The Amherst College alumni program will host: An Evening with Professor Hadley Arkes: Reflections on his book  First Things Wednesday, May 8, 2013 5:30-8:00 p.m. Penn Club 30. 44th Street W New York, NY This event will mark the 25th anniversary of Arkes’ book First Things and the . . . . Continue Reading »

“Emotional contraception is extremely ineffective,” says Nathaniel Peters . He and Donna Freitas recognize that the hook-up culture just isn’t as satisfying as college students make it out to be, particularly because human beings, much as we might like at times, cannot separate . . . . Continue Reading »

The Crossroads Cultural Center and the American Bible Society host  Dr. Giorgio Ambrosio  and  Stephen M. Barr  on what The God Particle can tell us about human beings and our place in the universe. “The God Particle . . . and Me: A Quantum Leap from the Subatomic to . . . . Continue Reading »

As I read Communion and Liberation President Julian Carrón’s letter to the Editor of the Italian newspaper  La Repubblica published on Wednesday, I felt like he was channeling Richard John Neuhaus. With Italy in complete political gridlock since February and a hung parliament due to . . . . Continue Reading »

Alex Massie hails Margaret Thatcher as ” an accidental libertarian heroine .” In Massie’s telling, Thatcher was an economic liberal and a social conservative (in fact she was one of the few Conservative MPs to vote for decriminalizing homosexuality and also voted in favor of . . . . Continue Reading »

Fr. Thomas Joseph White and Fr. Austin Litke from the Dominican House of Studies in Washington, D.C. graced a small audience at the World Youth Alliance last Wednesday with a little bluegrass concert. Enjoy a snippet here. (Note: This song represents only one of the three pillars of bluegrass . . . . Continue Reading »