Matthew Cantirino

Bradbury on God, Monsters, and Angels John Blake,  CNN Belief Blog Who Dares Attack My Chesterton? Zac Alstin,  Catholic Exchange The Attempted Unitarian Universalization of the Methodist Church John Lomperis,   Juicy Ecumenism Global “Elders” and Sustainable Development . . . . Continue Reading »

If you can’t make today’s seminar  (hosted at the First Things editorial offices in partnership with the Dietrich von Hildebrand Legacy Project), you can view a live feed of the event here . The seminar, led by Dr. John F. Crosby, will begin at 3:00 PM, so tune in then for a . . . . Continue Reading »

American Caste Kay S. Hymowitz,  City Journal The Waste Land App Tess Taylor,  Threepenny Review Priests for the New Evangelization Fr. Roch Kereszty,   Homiletic & Pastoral Review Why Can’t Christian Films Be Better? Fr. Bryce Sibley,  Crisis Using Undictionaried . . . . Continue Reading »

A back-and-forth has been taking place between Conor Williams of The League of Ordinary Gentleman and David Sessions of Patrol magazine over the question of whether Christianity can be apolitical. As the  exchange was launched in part to avoid re-treading convenient but sloppy terms like . . . . Continue Reading »

CDF vs. Margaret Farley Rocco Palmo, Whispers in the Loggia Generation and Spiration: The Processions of the Trinity Thomas L. McDonald, God & The Machine “As a Practicing Politician . . . ” Matthew Hanley,  The Catholic Thing The Botany Club: Gay Kids in Catholic Schools Eve . . . . Continue Reading »

The Catholic Church in the American Civil War Mark Summers, Acton Institute A Day of Jubilee Walter Russell Mead, Via Meadia History and Social Justice Chris Gehrz, The Pietist Schoolman What if the “Culture War” Never Happened? Timothy Dalrymple, Philosophical Fragments Cheer, Cheer . . . . Continue Reading »

Readers may recall our coverage of last week’s Orthodox Jewish gathering at Citi Field, which discussed the issues Internet use poses for a traditional religious community. Pope Benedict XVI, it turns out, issued a proclamation on new media on the same day, as Nicholas Frankovich points out . . . . Continue Reading »

Some Commentary on the First Circuit Ruling Ed Whelan, Bench Memos Budziszewski Rejects the ‘Siege Perilous’ Nathaniel Peters, Public Discourse Watch Out for Pro-Life Millennials Luke Moon, Juicy Ecumenism Subsidiarity: Not Simply a Cavil Against Government Programs Peter Brown, The . . . . Continue Reading »

Peter Lawler offers some thoughts on New York mayor Michael Bloomberg’s proposed ban on large sugary drinks, seeing it as a somewhat intelligible proposal and yet also further evidence of ascendant Belmontian neo-Puritanism: Bloomberg’s policy is full of barely concealed class . . . . Continue Reading »

Yes, the Brookings Institution: On May 19, 1992, as the presidential campaign season was heating up, Vice President Dan Quayle delivered a family-values speech that came to define him nearly as much as his spelling talents. Speaking at the Commonwealth Club of California, he chided Murphy . . . . Continue Reading »