The Editors

In today’s On the Square feature, Fr. Raymond J. de Souza reflects on the twentieth anniversary of the ordination of Fr. Neuhaus : Last night, Archbishop Timothy Dolan of New York invited friends and colleagues of Father Neuhaus to Dunwoodie for the Mass inaugurating the new seminary year, . . . . Continue Reading »

In his latest On the Square column , Joe Carter presents a thought experiment on John Rawls, justice, and abortion: Let us imagine that we live in a totalitarian state and are part of a governing body tasked with determining bioethical policy. On the agenda for the first session of the Benign . . . . Continue Reading »

In her latest On the Square column , Elizabeth Scalia discusses Terry Pratchett and the Thing-nification of humanity: Having announced several years ago that he is dealing with early-onset dementia, Terry Pratchett, the celebrated author of scores of fantasy titles, most notably the marvelously . . . . Continue Reading »

In his latest On the Square column , David Bentley Hart shares the poems of his late, great pagan uncle Aloysius: Certain readers have requested in various ways (pseudonymous emails, menacing telegrams delivered in the dead of night, and so on) that I supply a few more details from the biography of . . . . Continue Reading »

In his latest On the Square column , Russel E. Saltzman addresses sexual identity and identity in Christ: Over the course of the eighteenth through twentieth centuries homosexuality came to be viewed as a biological or psychological anomaly. What was once regarded as an unusually nasty sin became a . . . . Continue Reading »

In her latest On the Square column , Elizabeth Scalia explains how disdain for religion can impede diplomacy: What I can’t help wondering, though, is why Bill Keller wants to weaken the nation’s diplomatic hand. The Times is a longtime champion of the nuanced efficacy of . . . . Continue Reading »

In this latest On the Square column, David Mills deciphers a Republican fundraising letter : The letter, with “Senator Orrin Hatch” written in large capital letters centered across the top, told me that on behalf of the National Republican Senatorial Committee the senator was sending me . . . . Continue Reading »

In his latest On the Square column , Peter J. Leithart reviews Christian Smith’s new book The Bible Made Impossible : “Biblicist” is a fighting word. It’s what Catholics call “bibliolatrous” Protestants, what liberal Protestants used to call Fundamentalists, and what . . . . Continue Reading »

In today’s On the Square feature , Christopher T. Haley explains how a federal conscience exemption excludes Catholic institutions from participating: There has been some talk lately—though not nearly enough—about the new healthcare mandate authored by the Institute of Medicine . . . . Continue Reading »

In his latest On the Square column , Joe Carter wonders when it is ever moral to target civilians in wartime: As I walked along the streets of Hiroshima I tried to imagine the city on fire. Fifty-six years earlier the atomic bomb “Little Boy” had set the area aflame, killing nearly a . . . . Continue Reading »