The Department of Faulty Generalizations

by John Wilson

Here I offer gratis a few thoughts about a writing project, in the hope that a writer or two will be inspired. Continue Reading »

24 Apr 2020 0

False Notions of the Common Good

by C. C. Pecknold

Human dignity can only be truly defended by embracing the primacy of the common good.  Continue Reading »

23 Apr 2020 0

Earth Day and Death

by John Murdock

Sir John Houghton, who died last week of COVID-19, spent much of his life seeking to rally fellow Christians to the cause of climate change preparation. Continue Reading »

22 Apr 2020 0

Christian Prudence in Times of Pandemic

by Stephen A. Hipp

Christian prudence subordinates every natural end to that of supernatural life.  Continue Reading »

22 Apr 2020 0

Rediscovering Baptism in Plague-Time

by George Weigel

Baptism effects a fundamental change in who we are, what we can “see,” and what we must do. Continue Reading »

22 Apr 2020 0

The Decline of the Jury

by Peter Hitchens

The state seems somehow to have turned the jury—often swayed by emotion—into its own weapon. Continue Reading »

21 Apr 2020 0

The Pandemic and Religious Revival

by Filip Mazurczak

It is possible that the pandemic, rather than leading to uniform religious revival, will increase the piety of some but weaken that of others. Continue Reading »

20 Apr 2020 0

Coronavirus and the New Human Agenda

by R. J. Snell

Plagues are no longer tragedies but technical challenges. Continue Reading »

17 Apr 2020 0

A Responsible Bishop

by R. R. Reno

Peter Baldacchino, bishop of Las Cruces, New Mexico, became the first American bishop to lift a ban on public attendance at Mass. Continue Reading »

17 Apr 2020 0

What We’ve Been Reading—April 2020

by Editors

When I was a teacher I would advise students to read dead writers. “Let time be your editor.” Continue Reading »

16 Apr 2020 0