The Editors

Wesley J. Smith on invisible Suicide Prevention Day : When I was practicing law from the mid-1970s into the 1980s, there was tremendous emphasis given in the popular media and within the bar association to the cause of suicide prevention. Hotlines proliferated, anti-suicide billboards were . . . . Continue Reading »

Leroy Huizenga on the “Gospel of Jesus’ Wife” : “Oh no,” I thought, “here we go again.” News of a long lost textual fragment which many will think could undermine traditional Christian faith is breaking, the latest in a long line of interesting discoveries . . . . Continue Reading »

George Weigel on religious freedom vs. exclusive humanism : The Church asks for free space to be itself: to evangelize, to celebrate the sacraments, and to do the works of education, charity, mercy, and justice, without undue interference from government. The Church freely concedes that the state . . . . Continue Reading »

Joshua Genig on Benedict XVI in Lebanon : Pope Benedict XVI did as he was bidden by Christ to do. And in so doing, in going where he was sent, he put a smile on the faces of those ravaged by war and bloodshed, and brought companionship and love to those who feel alone and on the margins of society. . . . . Continue Reading »

R.R. Reno on Ryan outrage syndrome : We saw it with George W. Bush. Liberals would lose all sense of balance and proportion, falling into patterns of bitter denunciation. Now it seems to be happening with Paul Ryan. A recent issue of the New Republic features an extended tirade of sorts in which . . . . Continue Reading »

Peter J. Leithart on the nude in a pornographic age : We live in a pornographic age that falls dismally short of creating what Pope Paul VI called a “climate favorable to education in chastity.” But we misconstrue the problem if we worry only about the sheer number of unclothed bodies, . . . . Continue Reading »

Russell E. Saltzman on the disappearing Great Plains blues : There is hearty chauvinism Kansans can never shed, and it only gets worse when you happen across a Johnson County Kansan. Part of that, I think, is because we live so close to Missouri, with only a road between us. We looked good by . . . . Continue Reading »

George Weigel on the future of the pro-life cause : “It’s the economy, stupid!”—James Carville’s memorable note-to-self during the 1992 presidential race—will be the determining factor in the 2012 campaign, according to the common wisdom. That may be true. But as . . . . Continue Reading »

Elizabeth Scalia on 3:00 prayer in the Year of Faith : This word of Jesus is rich in anthropological content and it cannot be reduced only to the political context. The Church, therefore, is not limited to reminding human beings of the right distinction between the sphere of Caesar’s authority . . . . Continue Reading »

William Doino Jr. on Cardinal Martini and the timeless church : When Cardinal Carlo Martini, the former Archbishop of Milan, died on August 31, many must have wondered what kind of leader the Church had just lost. “Progressive Catholic Icon . . . Dies After Saying Church ‘200 years’ . . . . Continue Reading »