It is one thing, and isn’t another—and that’s not mere subjective opinion. Or so we read in What is Marriage , a new and momentous paper authored by First Things board member Robert P. George, along with former First Things assistant editor Ryan Anderson and Rhodes Scholar Sherif . . . . Continue Reading »
Pistol Pete explains that if only the mandate is unconstitutional from a judicial view, Obamacare actually becomes worse. The point of the mandate is to keep people from avoiding insurance payments untill they actually get some troubling symptoms. They can never be turned down under the . . . . Continue Reading »
My thanks to Bret Lythgoe for asking a question that serves so well as a jumping-off point to explain what I was trying to accomplish in my last post here. In comment 11 on that thread, he wrote,Marriage is essentially about love, and committment, that’s lifelong. Why would anyone wish to deny . . . . Continue Reading »
Obamacare is in big trouble with the big court ruling yesterday. Now, AG Eric Holder and Secretary of HHS Kathleen Sebelius, have a piece in the Washington Post explaining why they think the law will be upheld. But mostly, it is a policy argument rather than a constitutional . . . . Continue Reading »
The estimable, not to say legendary, Fr. James V. Schall, S.J. reflects on what he calls “the fear of Christmas.” His conclusion: The fear of Christmas is something even more basic, or perhaps more sinister. Why is that? It is one thing simply not to know something because we have never . . . . Continue Reading »
In our second On the Square essay today, Patricia Snow reflects on the story of the thirty-three miners rescued from the San José copper mine in Chile this past October and sees a parable of Christian life: But for Christians, and especially for Catholic Christians, who share the faith of the . . . . Continue Reading »
In all of the stories about the flip of the House of Representatives, few paid enough attention to the massive changes in state governance. But the pro life movement did, noting that its allies have gained much political power. And that will result in a lot of new anti abortion . . . . Continue Reading »
Apropos of Joe Carter’s post last week, we now have this story of a Danish professor conducting an orgy on his university’s campus. An Aalborg University professor and at least three other men and one woman have been caught on tape holding a steamy orgy on campus. According to TV2, the . . . . Continue Reading »
Last year you gave your favorite ROFTER a gift subscription to First Things . But what can you give them this year? How about a book by a contributor to First Things . Over the next few days I’ll be highlighting works by our editors, bloggers, frequent writers, and editorial board . . . . Continue Reading »
In the latest issue of Dappled Things , Robert T. Miller reflects on what the Iliad can teach today’s youth : In even considering the possibility, therefore, that the life of quiet enjoyment with family might be best, Achilleus is suggesting a radically new understanding of the good life, an . . . . Continue Reading »
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