The Editors

Dino Marcantonio asks how would St. Germanus site your church? For St. Germanus, praying toward the east meant that at Mass, the priest and assembly were both on the same side of the altar. The priest was not facing the people; all faced God together. Likewise, church buildings, including St. . . . . Continue Reading »

Russell E. Saltzman reviews  What a Young Husband Ought to Know : In my last column, I reviewed  What a Young Wife Ought to Know  (1901) by Emma Drake. It was part of a “sex and self” series that focused on what a young woman should do to establish a successful . . . . Continue Reading »

George Weigel on religious seekers versus finders : On the Solemnity of the Epiphany, I heard a sermon—a rather well-delivered one at that—about the Magi as religious “seekers.” The same note, I’ll wager, was struck from pulpits and ambos across the country, perhaps across . . . . Continue Reading »

Elizabeth Scalia on Obamacare’s great gift : Recently we have learned that under Obamacare—that is, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act—employer insurance plans must provide free non-medical contraception, abortifacients, and sterilization for their employees. Free is as . . . . Continue Reading »

Thomas Hibbs reviews the new film Young Adult : The new film  Young Adult , the latest from the writer/director team of Jason Reitman and Diablo Cody of  Juno  fame, features Charlize Theron as Mavis Gary, a writer of young adult fiction living in the Twin Cities who returns to the . . . . Continue Reading »

Peter Leithart on a tale of two imperialisms : It is common these days to read the Bible as an anti-imperial epic, the story of God and Israel, then (for Christians) God and Jesus, against empire. “Come out, come out from Babylon, my people!” is the theme. It’s a hard sell for all . . . . Continue Reading »

Rebecca Oas on the ethical use of stem cell therapies : Solid ethical argument will be centered upon the recognition that some research methods disregard the dignity and integral good of the person while other methods uphold it. It is essential that the basis of our arguments against embryonic stem . . . . Continue Reading »

George Weigel on child sacrifice in 21st century America : It was supposed to be a country in which women were liberated; it became a country in which women were ever more the victims of predatory and sexually irresponsible men, left alone with their “rights” to find a technological . . . . Continue Reading »

Elizabeth Scalia wonders why there is no more great oratory : There are no more grand orators in America, and nothing could illustrate that better than the sometimes incoherent, woefully delivered remarks made in the days before and after King’s holiday. Attempting to analyze Secretary of . . . . Continue Reading »

Russell E. Saltzman on “What a Young Wife Ought to Know” : Wife and Number Two daughter should not be left unattended in used book stores. That’s how we ended up with the latest additions to our growing array of used (and all but used up) books: What a Young Wife Ought to Know . . . . Continue Reading »