American Politics
A selection of recent articles on this topic
America’s War Against Catholicism
Missionaries of Republicanism: A Religious History of the Mexican-American War By John C. Pinheiro Oxford University Press,…
Shaken not Smoked
Marijuana is becoming more socially acceptable and legally available. It would seem that a majority of Americans…
On the Wrong Side of History
Smart people have informed me I am on the wrong, or losing, side of history. But will…
Slow Green
The elements were stark: a winter wall,snow, ice, snapped wrist. Through the breakI could just glimpse the…
Learning from Bodies
The baby in my arms lacks the majority of his brain. He was born just fifteen minutes…
Station VI of the Cross
VI. Veronica Wipes the Face of Jesus He stopped a moment, when her eyesMet his and grieved…
A Church for Exiles
We live in a time of exile. At least those of us do who hold to traditional…
Divorce and Remarriage
The divorce statistics for modern Western societies are catastrophic. They show that marriage is no longer regarded…
Godless Mysticism
Living with a Wild God: A Non-believer’s Search for the Truth About Everything by barbara ehrenreich grand…
They Cry Out
The Global War on Christians by John Allen Image, 320 pages, $25 The attacks began at 2:45…
A New Apologetic
The Experience of God: Being, Consciousness, Bliss by david bentley hart yale, 376 pages, $25 David Bentley…
Living Room Blues
I feel less lonely when I watch TV: The heartbreak and the healing both go quicker, And…
Neither Side Got What It Wanted
On July 21, the President issued an Executive Order prohibiting government contractors from discriminating on the basis…
Will Doctors Be Forced to Kill?
The wailing and gnashing of teeth in some quarters over the modest Hobby Lobby decision has me…
Conservatives’ Mixed Message on Immigration
America has “bad-faith open borders.” We limit immigration but we enforce those limits only sporadically. Fred Bauer…
