Public Life
A selection of recent articles on this topic
The Roberts Court Attempts a Compromise
In the October 2019 Term that ended last week, the Supreme Court decided a handful of cases…
The Way Forward After June Medical
My high school wrestling coach (of blessed memory) had one response whenever wrestlers would complain about injuries,…
Lot at the Doorway
Abraham’s nephew Lot plays a surprisingly large role in the Genesis narrative. The son of Abraham’s dead…
The Metaphysics of Bostock
Elizabeth Anscombe famously insisted that widespread acceptance of contraception would undermine the relationship between marriage, sex, and…
Battles at the U.N.
The latest installment in an ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein. On this episode, Austin Ruse…
How Flannery O’Connor Fought Racism
In a recent New Yorker essay, Paul Elie asks, “How Racist Was Flannery O’Connor?” His headline aims…
Bad Faith Restrictions on Public Worship
The COVID-19 pandemic has scrambled America’s priorities, including with respect to religious freedom. No one could have…
The Road to Bostock
Every now and then an important and insightful book is published almost without trace. Just as the…
Historian of the Present
Fair Warningby michael connellylittle, brown, 399 pages, $29.00 Below the title on the front cover of Michael…
Extraordinary Evangelization in Extraordinary Times
I’d heard about Father Alexander Sherbrooke long before we met in June 2011; Father Sherbrooke had been…
Babies For Sale
The New York State Legislature has legalized commercial gestational surrogacy—the contractual renting of wombs and the buying…
An Apology
I regret my foolish and ill-considered remarks about masks and mask wearing on Twitter on Tuesday, May…
A Waiting Eucharistic World
Human creatures, according to God’s purposes, are made to be together. To separate us from one another…
Reopening the Sacramental Economy
How can the Church seek to provide sacramental care to the most people, especially those most in…
The Pandemic and Religious Revival
Once COVID-19 is under control and we return to normalcy, many dissertations in sociology will analyze the…
