Tomorrow is the fourth of July, and it is in the tradition of America to offer some words about the Declaration of Independence by way of commemoration. Formerly, that obligation was often met by public readings of the Declaration followed by formal pronouncements of what were called Fourth Of July . . . . Continue Reading »
Do people really show their true colors when under pressure? The Texas legislature is back in session again, once again trying to pass a law that would significantly restrict abortion in Texas. Both protesters and supporters were out in full force yesterday, and things seemed to get a little . . . . Continue Reading »
So our Constitution has been changed again. What? You say no-one consulted your elected representatives? No amendment was passed? C’mon, you rube, that’s not the way it works. What? You’re complaining that in this case, not even five of your indirectly elected-for-life . . . . Continue Reading »
George Weigel remembers Andrew Greeley in today’s column . . . . Catholicism was duller after Greeley was felled by an accident in 2008, and the Church feels emptier since his death. [One night] I found Andy and his secretary in the glory that was “Armando’s,” a trattoria near . . . . Continue Reading »
America’s history suggests the clergy best steer clear of politics, says Mark D. Tooley in today’s column . Eighteen eighty-four’s election was one of the nation’s dirtiest, and clergy were among its central actors. The example [of former Buffalo Mayor Grover . . . . Continue Reading »
While the Obama administration finds its own signature health care legislation so complicated to administer that it is now putting off implementation of the large-employer insurance mandate until 2015 (i.e., after the congressional midterm elections), it is forging ahead with its oppressive HHS . . . . Continue Reading »
Straw Man Scientism? Qu Quine, Strange Notions No Self Mockery, Please, We’re American Terry Eagleton, Chronicle of Higher Education Myths of Marriage, Wedlock, and Divorce Fr. Juan Puigbo and Hilary Towers, National Catholic Register Pickett’s Charge: Nothing But Glory . . . . Continue Reading »
Last week, Melinda Selmys’ On the Square essay touched upon an aspect of James Joyce’s writing that’s been on my mind lately: Joyce as a Catholic novelist. Though he has rejected the Church, he knows it and knows that it permeates the Irish life and culture he wishes . . . . Continue Reading »
The Economist’s religion blog, “Erasmus,” has an interesting post on the sympathetic response of American Christians to the plight of Christians in the Middle East. Erasmus says this is a new development: Until recently, politically active American Christians, . . . . Continue Reading »
The employer interests are investing heavily in trying to convince conservatives that the Gang of Eight plan is something other than an amnesty-now, enforcement-maybe never plan that will sharply increase low-skill immigration. Maybe the most insulting thing in the whole debate is Mark . . . . Continue Reading »
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