New York Events: Beauty and the Real Saturday, December 14 The next installment of the “The Art of the Beautiful” lecture series will be given by Alice Ramos of St. John’s University. Thanks to the Catholic Artists Society and the Thomistic Institute for hosting these wonderful . . . . Continue Reading »
Even casual observers know that Orthodox Churches traditionally have close ties with the state. So many in the West don’t know what to make of the fact that, in the current conflict in Ukraine, the Ukrainian Orthodox Church appears to be siding with the protesters. The New York Times , . . . . Continue Reading »
We Dream of Europe Sophie Pinkham, n+1 Rome: Sex and Freedom Peter Brown, New York Review of Books I Did Not Propose a “Grand Bargain” Peter Steinfels, Human Life Review Time ’s Kantian Wedge Fr. Robert Barron, RealClearReligion Farewell Inisfada George J. Marlin, Catholic Thing . . . . Continue Reading »
Why does the serpent in the Garden of Eden speak to the woman, not the man? Genesis gives us a very strong hint about this, which I explored in an earlier post : The great difference between the man and the woman at this point is that the man has heard the commandment of God first hand, . . . . Continue Reading »
On The Square Today. . . . . Continue Reading »
Happy Thursday! Here’s what we have for you to read: Over at Postmodern Conservative , Carl Scott thinks about Terry Teachout’s criticism of pop culture writing, and Pete Spiliakos analyzes the House That Olbermann Built. Peter Leithart is reading about: rebellious thumbs, sex in . . . . Continue Reading »
Understandably, a lot of you don’t want to talk impeachment. You perhaps say, “Is it good strategy for Republicans?” And the answer, delivered after a micro-second’s of the mind running back to the Clintonian Age, is of course NO. But sorry, if that is your thought process, you . . . . Continue Reading »
Jennifer Michael Hecht laments the fact that so few current public officeholders—-by one count, only five—-have professed their lack of faith. Indeed, it’s almost a mystery to her why more haven’t. After all, we have—-by her lights, at least—-a long and . . . . Continue Reading »
Copts Gain Rights in Charter Jayson Casper, Gleanings The Terrifying First Christmas Matt Emerson, America The Iraqi Jewish Archive: Should the U.S. Send It Back? Lauren Markoe, Religion News Service The Denominational Imperative Peter Berger, American Interest Slavery, Abortion, and the Politics . . . . Continue Reading »
I want to think about how “male and female,” a duality essential to the goodness of creation , play an essential role also in the first disobedience in the Garden of Eden. But to do that I need to address a prior question: Why does God command the man not to eat the fruit from the tree of . . . . Continue Reading »
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