Readers be forewarned: this is a very long blog post. About a week ago in this space, I criticized Grant Gallicho for saying, at the dotCommonweal blog, that the Obama administration’s recent “accommodation” of religious nonprofits under its HHS contraception mandate ought to satisfy . . . . Continue Reading »
The always astute Mr. Douthat preaches the eulogy here . This, of course, is bad news for FIRST THINGS, seeing as the brand “Catholic moment” was coined by Father Neuhaus. And it’s a brand I’ve always believed in trying to restore or inaugurate the idea of indigenous . . . . Continue Reading »
Rod Dreher points to the latest blog post by Los Angeles cardinal emeritus, Roger Mahony: Given all of the storms that have surrounded me and the Archdiocese of Los Angeles recently, God’s grace finally helped me to understand: I am not being called to serve Jesus in humility. . . . . Continue Reading »
For First Things readers who might be interested: I’ll be speaking next Wednesday, February 20, at a meeting of the Religion Communicators Council in New York City. My talk will address the emerging field of law and religion. Details are here . Please stop by and say hello! . . . . Continue Reading »
Here is a superb piece from one of the greatest theologians of the world on the work of another. John Milbank writes an extensive essay on Pope Benedict’s vision of love and politics. I would argue that he and (to a lesser extent) Benedict are more negative than they should be about . . . . Continue Reading »
Yesterday, a couple of headlines caught my eye. “Homeschooling Not a Fundamental Right, Justice Dept. Argues .” That one came from evangelical commentator Napp Nazworth. ” Homeschooling Not a Fundamental Right Says Justice Department” was our old friend Joe Carter’s . . . . Continue Reading »
Information for the 2014 First Things junior fellowship program can be found here. As you may already know thanks to the ad on our homepage, we’re now accepting applications for the First Things junior fellowship program: Graduating college seniors and recent graduates are invited to apply . . . . Continue Reading »
Journalism professor Howard Good of SUNY-New Paltz has written a piece with the sombre title ” Teaching Ethics in a Dark World ” (subscribers only) for the Chronicle of Higher Education. A teacher of a course in media ethics, he was called by a New York Times reporter in late . . . . Continue Reading »
Peter J. Leithart on Shakespeare for Lent : Lent is a time of renunciation and fasting, spiritual striving, self-examination, contrition, and penitence. It seems a grim and black season of self-accusation. But that’s all superficial. Lent is better understood as a season of Christian comedy. . . . . Continue Reading »
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