The Editors

Elizabeth Scalia on how the sons of Caesar are still pulling Peter down : The sons of Caesar appear today in the op-ed pages of leading newspapers, where the better classes of people—the self-proclaimed smarties who amuse themselves and their circles by calling themselves “collapsed” . . . . Continue Reading »

R.R. Reno on how liberal elites betray their bohemian ideals : It was not a bohemian group, not by a long shot. Yes, the reunion program genuflected to the usual multi-cultural concerns, but only with the most cursory bow. And, yes, some classmates spoke of their “partners.” But . . . . Continue Reading »

Peter J. Leithart on Ray Bradbury, poet of summer’s end : Ray Bradbury, who died on June fifth at the age of ninety-one, will be remembered as a writer of science fiction or, as he preferred, fantasy. That’s not surprising. As the obituaries have emphasized, he imagined ATMs, the . . . . Continue Reading »

Archbishop Charles J. Chaput on launching the Fortnight for Freedom : First, religious freedom is a cornerstone of the American experience. This is so obvious that once upon a time, nobody needed to say it. But times have changed. So it’s worth recalling that Madison, Adams, Washington, . . . . Continue Reading »

Patrick J. Deneen on the Progressive commitment to a sterile future : How does the unquestioned Progressive commitment to human mastery over sex and reproduction fit with Progressive criticism of technological control of the natural world? The very same environmentalist commitments that lead to . . . . Continue Reading »

James R. Rogers on the meaning of the “the pursuit of happiness” : The right to “the pursuit of happiness” affirmed in the Declaration of Independence is taken these days to affirm a right to chase after whatever makes one subjectively happy. Further, the Declaration . . . . Continue Reading »

William Doino Jr. on the bonds of unity between Jews and Catholics : The entry of Christ into history is the greatest blessing the world has ever known, but the beauty of that event is never matched by the practice of Christians. Perhaps nowhere is this more painfully apparent than in Christian . . . . Continue Reading »

Archbishop José H. Gomez on faith and our fathers : Some years back, Stephen Gabriel’s A Father’s Covenant , a book aimed at young fathers, came out. The book consists of a series of aphorisms and promises for fathers to meditate on to help them grow in their relationships with . . . . Continue Reading »

Leroy Huizenga on the evangelical family : Take a look at your family photos going back to your grandparents and great-grandparents, if you happen to have them. I have a nice one of my late father’s family when he was a little boy of three, circa 1939, taken on the family farm in North Dakota. . . . . Continue Reading »

George Weigel on the Aparecida Document : Prior to an April visit to Argentina, I read the “Aparecida Document,” the final report of the Fifth General Assembly of the Bishops of Latin America and the Caribbean (CELAM), which was held in Brazil in 2007. This master plan for the New . . . . Continue Reading »