The Editors

In his latest On the Square column , Joe Carter explains why religious freedom should be the moral center of American diplomacy: As the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) claimed, “the new Afghan draft constitution fails to protect the fundamental human rights of . . . . Continue Reading »

In her latest On the Square column, Elizabeth Scalia reflects on calling and revolution : A few years ago, in the midst of his diaconate studies, a friend was invited by a small parish group to discuss the journey that for him had been one of immense joy, albeit filled with hard work, fear, and . . . . Continue Reading »

In today’s On the Square feature, Fr. Val J. Peter wonders whether it’s time to shut down the Campaign for Human Development In dioceses across America, bishops send out lists of collections that are to be taken up in individual parishes throughout the year. Some are local, but many are . . . . Continue Reading »

In today’s On the Square feature, Seth Chalmer warns about the dangers of looking for someone to blame for our current economic crisis : Yes, it is true: there are Jews Occupying Wall Street—not only in the banks, but at the barricades. The High Holidays brought hundreds of such Jews . . . . Continue Reading »

To find the answer, you’ll have to come to this year’s Merton Lecture at Columbia University on Monday, October 17, which will be delivered by our editor, R. R. Reno. Following in the vein of some of his recent writing , the lecture will likely be deeply-considered and perhaps even a . . . . Continue Reading »

In his latest On the Square column , Russell E. Saltzman explains the problems with the Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests (SNAP): I no longer believe the Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests (SNAP) is in any way primarily an advocacy organization for sexual abuse victims. . . . . Continue Reading »

In his latest On the Square column , Joe Carter examines the truth about condoms and disease: In 2000, a Federal panel surveyed the published epidemiology literature and found there was not enough evidence to drawn an adequate conclusion. In other words, while we have sex educators claiming that . . . . Continue Reading »

In her latest On the Square column , Elizabeth Scalia considers advertising’s skewed vision of love: According to Madison Avenue, heterosexual relationships in America contain one browbeaten, idiotic or insincere member (usually male) and one completely overbearing member (usually female). . . . . Continue Reading »

In today’s first On the Square feature, David G. Bonagura, Jr. notes the recent reactions to Pope Benedict XVI and Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad : Within only a few hours on September 22, Pope Benedict XVI and Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad gave major addresses in front of two . . . . Continue Reading »

In his latest On the Square column , Peter J. Leithart explains why scientific answers are the only valid answers: Accommodation is a big deal, I think. But the cultural stakes in Galileo’s letter were far bigger. His letter stood at the crossroads of two worlds, not only on the question of . . . . Continue Reading »