In Gethsemane, the Lord prayed the prayer he had earlier taught his disciples to pray. This provides the fullest interpretation of what it means for the will of heaven to be done on earth. Continue Reading »
Yesterday I put forward my analysis of the extraordinary propaganda blitz and its implications. In doing so, I said that no prominent Republicans have come forward to back Mike Pence, the governor of Indiana currently under attack. This is not true, and I've updated the post. Jeb Bush, Ted Cruz, Rick Santorum, Marco Rubio, Bobby Jindal, Rick Perry, and Scott Walker has expressed support in one way or another. Continue Reading »
Thomas Aquinas's careful distinctions can help clarify the precise nature of recent moral changes. Continue Reading »
Indiana: The Holy War of the Left
Rod Dreher, The American Conservative
James Rebanks: ‘Shepherding is Beautiful and Interesting'
Caroline Crampton, The New Statesman
The Angelus at Work
Nathan Schneider, America
Marilynne Robinson Confident About a Fourth Gilead Novel
Ron Charles, The Washington Post
Dana Gioia may be best known to our audience for his essay in First Things last year entitled “The Catholic Writer Today.” The essay began with a dismaying regret that while 50 years ago one could scan the American literary scene and find Catholicism and Catholic writers playing a . . . . Continue Reading »
In the wake of Indiana passing a Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA), nationwide momentum has swelled for a #BoycottIndiana movement among the left. This hashtag activism seeks to punish the state for enacting legislation similar to laws already passed in nineteen other states that mirror a federal bill that received widespread bipartisan support in 1993. Continue Reading »
Celebrating the Life and Work of Gerard Manley Hopkins
Joseph J. Feeney, America
Lenten Conference Audio: St. John of the Cross
Br. Edmund McCullough, O.P., Dominicana
Prayer Vigil for the Synod Fathers
Vox Fidei
Why It May be Impossible to Raise ‘Free Range Kids'
Michael Brendan Dougherty, The Week
There is an op-ed in the Washington Post this morning by Apple CEO Tim Cook. It bears the heated title “Pro-discrimination ‘religious freedom’ laws are dangerous.” It’s a solemn warning of looming bias in America, the result of the spread of “religious liberty” legislation that will allow people to deny access and services to people on the spurious grounds of religious belief. Continue Reading »
To find the words that describe with accuracy the media hysterics involved with Indiana’s passing of a Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) may be impossible. The sanctimonious moral preening offered via social media from such figures as Apple’s Tim Cook and the historically amnesiatic Hillary Clinton are both laughable and inexcusable for their dedication to spreading flavor-of-the-moment distortions. Continue Reading »
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