Katherine Infantine

[caption id=”attachment_58574” align=”aligncenter” width=”500”] William F. Buckley Jr. and Fr. Richard John Neuhaus on Firing Line [/caption] Larry Perelman, a close personal friend of William F. Buckley Jr., recently published a piece he had written shortly . . . . Continue Reading »

On Friday, the Obama administration filed a brief urging the Supreme Court to strike down the Defense of Marriage Act: DOMA, which defines marriage as between one man and one woman, has been found unconstitutional by lower courts. The Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal in one of those . . . . Continue Reading »

“ First Principles: Natural Law and the Theologico-political Question ” The seminar will be taught (and students will be housed) on the campus of  Princeton University from July 28 – August 10 . This year’s seminar will focus on the relation between natural law and the . . . . Continue Reading »

T.S. Eliot wrote, “And the end of all our exploring / Will be to arrive where we started / And know the place for the first time.” “That place,” says  Rabbi Yitzchok Adlerstein  at The Velvet Kippah , “for many Christians today, is looking more Jewish all the . . . . Continue Reading »

A Journey Through NYC Religions  makes an appearance this weekend on PBS Television’s Religion and Ethics Newsweekly . Sat Feb 23 10:30 am WNET-13 Sun Feb 24 10 am WLIW-21, 5:30 pm WNET 13 “We report on a project to document all of New York City’s houses of worship, block by . . . . Continue Reading »

Friends and Readers, We regret to inform you that we must cancel George Weigel’s book talk scheduled for Friday evening, February 15. As one of the world’s experts on the papacy, George will be in Rome to provide commentary for NBC until a new pope is elected. We apologize for any . . . . Continue Reading »

The World Youth Alliance will hold a screening Monday, March 4, 2013 at 6:15 p.m. of It’s a Girl — a documentary film on gendercide and violence against women to highlight sex-selective abortion as an egregious form of violence against women and girls.   Drew Room, Ground Floor . . . . Continue Reading »

I once heard the story of a women named  Kara Walton , of Claymont, Delaware who “sued the owner of a night club in a nearby city because she fell from the bathroom window to the floor, knocking out her two front teeth. Even though Ms. Walton was trying to sneak through the ladies room . . . . Continue Reading »

Last call for applications to The Lumen Christi Institute for Catholic Thought at the University of Chicago 5th Annual Summer Seminars in the Catholic Intellectual Tradition for Graduate Students   “The Thought of John Henry Newman” June 17-21 Oriel College, University of Oxford . . . . Continue Reading »

Inaugural Saint Catherine of Siena Chair in Health Care Ethics Lecture Brother Ignatius Perkins, O.P. Saturday, February 2, 2013 1:00 p.m. Professional literature in health care ethics today frequently reports discussions on the multiple variables that threaten the human dignity and vulnerability . . . . Continue Reading »