Matthew Cantirino

End-of-Life Care: A Debate Daniel Callahan and Peter Lawler,  Heritage What is Eternal Life? Msgr. Charles Pope,  Archdiocese of Washington Blog Islam and Islamism Samuel Helfont,  The Book Protest and Positivity Fr. Dwight Longenecker,  Integrated Catholic Life The Primacy of . . . . Continue Reading »

In what is, by now, a pretty familiar narrative : . . . in response to a threatened lawsuit by the  Freedom from Religion Foundation , the city of Steubenville, Ohio,  decided to revise  its official seal (left) to remove the silhouette of a local landmark, the chapel on the campus . . . . Continue Reading »

Defining Religious Liberty Down Ross Douthat, New York Times War Comes to a Syrian Monastery Bob Abernethy, Religion & Ethics Newsweekly In San Francisco, an Ecclesial Earthquake Greg Kandra, Deacon’s Bench The Grey-Clad Monk and the Institutional Church Julia Polese, Juicy Ecumenism The . . . . Continue Reading »

A Baptist Among Jews Molly T. Marshall,  Associated Baptist Press 1962: When “Everything Changed” Emily Esfahani Smith,  Arma Virumque The Cistercian Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism? Rasmus Karkov,  Science Nordic The Liturgy-Marriage Connection Sarah . . . . Continue Reading »

Philip Jenkins writes at RealClearReligion about “the church boom that never happened.” Taking us back twenty years, to 1992 (the first time charges against a Catholic priest received heavy national media attention), he reflects on the strangeness of everything that has unfolded since, . . . . Continue Reading »

The Olympics and Civil Religion Chris Lisee,  Washington Post On August 1, A Definition Changes Kathryn Jean Lopez,  The Corner The Pernicious Rise of “Indie-Classical” En Liang Kong,  New Statesman Europe’s Rule of Law Problem Samuel Gregg,   Public Discourse . . . . Continue Reading »

Mark Movsesian covers a recent circuit court ruling which could turn out to be “a major Establishment Clause case.” In Doe v. Elmbrook Elementary School , handed down on July 23, a panel of judges (including the well-known Richard Posner) drew interesting distinctions which may affect . . . . Continue Reading »

The Other War on Poverty Leon R. Kass, National Affairs Oswaldo Paya’s Overlooked Faith George Conger, Get Religion On Being a “Dorothy Day” Catholic Sarah Babbs,  Ignitum Today When to Leave Your Church? Mark Tooley,   Juicy Ecumenism Piecemeal Existence for . . . . Continue Reading »

Sense in the City Br. John Maria Devaney, O.P., Dominicana Evil Answered at the Cross R. Albert Mohler, Baptist Press Matt Swinton’s Declaration of Independence Beth Grisoli, Notre Dame Magazine The Polish View of the 2012 Election George Weigel, National Review Conceding a Point is Not a . . . . Continue Reading »

More impressive—and far more courageous—than any of the predictable, crass attempts at politicizing the Colorado shooting (a project now  being joined , unfortunately, by some religious voices), is  this rather remarkable act : Colorado Community Church will host [church . . . . Continue Reading »