The much-anticipated Vatican instruction Dignitas Personae was released today on the USCCB website. Here’s an excerpt from the clear and forceful document’s conclusion: In virtue of the Church’s doctrinal and pastoral mission, the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith has . . . . Continue Reading »
Human exceptionalism is under attack from every corner, and I think it is driving us crazy. Popular culture is part of the problem. Apparently, the new movie The Day the Earth Stood Still has aliens destroying the human race in order to save the planet. In the coming attractions, we see cities like . . . . Continue Reading »
Also receiving the Presidential Citizens Medal was Chuck Colson, the founder of Prison Fellowship and a co-founder of Evangelicals and Catholics Together. We send our hearty congratulations to him along with Prof. George . . . . . Continue Reading »
If you haven’t read it already, be sure to check out George Weigel’s short reflection titled “Giving Thanks for America.” Here’s an excerpt: The vagaries of scheduling put me in Europe for the week before the November 4 election. In conversations in both Rome and . . . . Continue Reading »
The exchange “Is Mormonism Christian?” between Bruce D. Porter and Gerald R. McDermott from our October issue generated, needless to say, quite a bit of discussion. And First Things features editor R.R. Reno piqued interest even more when he interviewed Porter and McDermott about their . . . . Continue Reading »
Ethical regenerative medical research, coupled with animal experimentation, is leading toward the alleviation of tremendous amounts of human suffering. Israeli scientists have cured mice with type 1 diabetes. From the story: Lewis grafted healthy islets into diabetic mice and treated them with an . . . . Continue Reading »
The winter 2008 issue of the Review of Faith and International Affairs focuses on perspectives on “Islam and Pluralism.” The journal includes a roundtable of responses to A Common Word Between Us and You , the October 2007 letter from Muslim leaders to the Vatican and other Christian . . . . Continue Reading »
Yesterday, First Things board member Prof. Robert P. George, was one of 24 recipients of the Presidential Citizen’s Medal, one of the nation’s highest civilian honors. The medal is awarded to those who have “performed exemplary deeds of service for their country or their fellow . . . . Continue Reading »
A few days ago, Keith Pavlischek drew our attention to Mollie Ziegler’s response to Newsweek ‘s article “The Christian Case for Gay Marriage.” Since then, she’s written two follow-up pieces ( here and here ), and Christianity Today weighed in as well, reminding us that . . . . Continue Reading »
The media usually report the assisted suicide agenda by, basically, printing the proponents’ press releases and pretending that it is objective news. But sometimes, it comes back to bite them, as when the PR is mendacious.Case in point: When a Montana judge legalized assisted suicide, the . . . . Continue Reading »
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