Sexual Revolution
A selection of recent articles on this topic
Antinomies of Limbo: Some Historical Milestones
Speaking only on my own behalf here, I was quite struck by the carefully balanced sobriety of…
Religion and Economics III: The Hoary Objections to Capitalism
We keep pulling¯out of bleak embers¯the objections to the American economic system that were already cold thirty…
Donate Now or We’re Calling UPS
As you may or may not remember, last week was Pledge Week . This week (or what’s…
Religion and the Common Good
Sooner or later, every teacher hears the same old joke about the philosophy student and his dad.…
Put on Your Body Armor
Concerning yesterday’s decision in Gonzales v. Carhart , a few preliminary observations based on a very quick…
Free Will and Physics
John Rose wrote here yesterday concerning Einstein’s attempted reconciliation of complete physical determinism and human free will,…
The End of the Irish Troubles, a Moment of Transcendence, and Sacramentum Caritatis
Taoiseach . I’ve been listening to the way the Irish pronounce it, and you’re safe in going…
Bottum: Items in the News
Of things to blog about, the world never ceases to supply a sufficiency¯and more than a sufficiency,…
Stith: Arguing with Pro-Choicers
Why do many pro-choice people find our arguments against early abortion not just unconvincing but absurd? Consider,…
Rose: Wilson, Dawkins & Co.
Christians look at creation and see the handiwork of the Lord. Nonreligious environmentalists marvel at what natural…
Hylden: As Anglicans Meet
There will always be an England,” as the saying goes. That may well be true, but the…
Gene McCarthy and Robert F. Kennedy
In about March or April of 1968 (is it really so many years ago?), I received a…
RJN: 6.01.06 Here’s a happy spin…
Here’s a happy spin. The headline in Catholic New York , “The Nation’s Largest Catholic Newspaper,” reads:…
JB 1.20.06 Fr. Richard McBrien…
Fr. Richard McBrien¯the Notre Dame theology professor and long-time lefty Catholic columnist¯is being tagged with the charge…
RJN: 11.23.05 I am back from Madrid…
I am back from Madrid where I gave the final address at the VII Congreso Católicos y…