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The Papal Foundation & McCarrick’s Conflict of Interest
On July 28, 2018 the Vatican announced that Pope Francis had accepted Archbishop Theodore McCarrick’s resignation from…
The Kavanaugh Conundrum
Initially, the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh seemed to be a mere barometer, a neutral indicator of the…
Lessons From England
When I was a new convert to Catholicism I used to visit an elderly priest for tea…
Capital Punishment and the Sex Abuse Crisis
Many sense that the hierarchy’s rejection of capital punishment and their complacency about clergy sexual abuse are…
Compelling Tolerance
Jack Phillips barely had time to catch his breath. Less than a month after the Supreme Court…
An Appeal to the Cardinals of the Catholic Church
Pope Francis has revised the Catechism of the Catholic Church to read, “the death penalty is inadmissible…
Boris and the Burqa
Boris Johnson, the wily faux-buffoon of British politics, has done it again, causing the twittering classes to…
Cardinal Dulles’s Dubia
Let us allow another cardinal to be, in effect, the author of several dubia. Writing in First…
Pope Francis and Capital Punishment
In a move that should surprise no one, Pope Francis has once again appeared to contradict two…
Re-Evangelizing Law
In the decades since 1973, abortion law has morphed into a First Amendment issue. Decisive arguments turn…
A Personal Case for Justice Amy Coney Barrett
It has become something of a ritual among legal junkies and Supreme Court watchers: After nine months…
The Diversity Nominee
In the old days, an unwritten understanding, honored by presidents of both political parties, had it that…
How to Overturn Roe
With the retirement of Justice Anthony Kennedy, legal commentators on both left and right speculate that the…
Overturning Roe v. Wade
More than sixty million abortions have been performed in America since Roe v. Wade was decided in…
Another Pro-Life Victory?
Pro-lifers are celebrating the decision announced by the Supreme Court on Tuesday in National Institute of Family…