Recent, ugly nonsense about those who supposedly cannot refrain from sinful sexual relations is pastoral cruelty disguised as kindness. The voice of Archbishop Chaput, by contrast, strikes a welcome and profound note of clarity and true compassion. Continue Reading »
Beyond the power of the institution we oppose, there is another danger: We who defend life must not allow our commitment to the truth to be compromised. Continue Reading »
Those who throw out accusations of “speciesism” seek to subvert human exceptionalism. Their framework should be rejected as a prescription for tyranny every time it is proposed. Continue Reading »
For those of upper-middle class sensibilities, the neoliberal order predicted by the 1990s remains inevitable. It’s as dreamy and poetic as it ever was, separated from practical reality only by the thin veil of a populist interregnum. Continue Reading »
For all his flaws, Jeb Bush showed more character than most of his GOP opponents—including the supposed golden boy, Marco Rubio. Continue Reading »
There’s no better way to enter into the pilgrim character of the season that to participate in the 7 a.m. stational Mass led by the priest and students of the North American College. Continue Reading »
The sole remaining source of authority, in the world of the new future history play Charles III, is vulnerability. Continue Reading »
Why are so many inclined to sentimentalize the Russian Revolution, one of the most murderous chapters in human history? Continue Reading »
Despite appearances, jazz and baseball are historically intertwined. Baseball players and jazz musicians both strive for a perfect balance between disciplined practice and spontaneity. Continue Reading »
The Pontifical Academies inviting abortion-promoting overpopulation alarmist Paul Erhlich amounts to formal cooperation in serious evil. And the scandal is not only moral, but scientific. Erhlich is a laughably bad scientist. Continue Reading »
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