Law
A selection of recent articles on this topic
“Never Again,” Again
In recent days, as I try to digest news of the brutal massacre of innocent civilians in…
Dylan Mulvaney and the Real Clash of Civilizations
The moral aporias of contemporary progressive politics are becoming more obvious on a regular basis. This week,…
The Vocation of the Catholic Artist
The Catholic liturgy is the only play wherein symbols actually become the things they symbolize. It sets…
Is the Constitution “Neutral” on Nature?
The Wall Street Journal recently posted an article about a growing concern that there are not enough…
Is a Protestant Franco Inevitable?
American conservatives know things are bad. Our Constitution is stretched to the breaking point. Contested elections, failures…
Cleaning Up the Pope’s Mess
When Time magazine published its issue on the 100 most influential people of the 20th century, the…
India, China, and the Future
The September 2 issue of The Spectator featured a cartoon of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and British Prime…
Blasphemy Then and Now
When I was growing up in England in the seventies and eighties, Monty Python infused my childhood…
The Constitutional Fidelity of Loving and Dobbs
Our national Supreme Court has set aside the so-called “right” to abortion established in Roe v. Wade…
The Life of a Priest
This month marks the fifth anniversary of my ordination to the priesthood (on the nineteenth of May,…
What Judaism Teaches About Lust
Jewish teaching is clear that sexual and erotic activity is permissible only within heterosexual marriage. Any other…
They’re Back!
As the estimable Larry Chapp recently put it on his blog, Gaudium et Spes 22, “the deepest,…
Paths of Conversation
In his book Discovering the Human Person, the late Polish philosopher Stanisław Grygiel describes his lifelong friendship…
Gender Confusion in Australia’s Catholic Schools
In September, the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference released “Created and Loved: A Guide for Catholic Schools on…
Ignatius to the Romans
Be silent. Hush. Take up the sound of ooze like oil from olives that the presses bruise.…
