Matthew Schmitz

Moked , a leading portal for Italian Jews, praises recent statements by Benedict XVI and Paris’ chief rabbi, Gilles Bernheim, in defense of the traditional understanding of marriage. Countering the charge from some quarters that Italian Judaism has been relatively silent, the paper points to . . . . Continue Reading »

Robert Oscar Lopez reports that in the face of mass protests, French support for gay marriage is weakening : If the thunderous calls for a referendum are honored by Hollande, it is not at all clear that his “marriage for all” push will have clear sailing. The “march for all” . . . . Continue Reading »

Addie Darling of the Catholic News Agency reports : The organization recently released its 2011-2012 annual report, which showed a rise in the number of abortions performed for the first time in two decades, as well as a record amount of government funding. The report indicated that Planned . . . . Continue Reading »

In February we’ll be opening applications for next year’s junior fellowships, with an official announcement going up on our site on February 1. But it’s not too early to think of students and recent graduates who might benefit from the program. The fellowship lasts a year, from . . . . Continue Reading »

Ross Douthat responds to David Bentley Hart’s essay on Jung: I agree with parts of this diagnosis, but I think it’s slightly incomplete, because I think that much of modern Gnosticism is less disenchanted and post-metaphysical than Hart implies. Having spent a fair amount of time reading . . . . Continue Reading »

Statement by Greg Pfundstein of the Chiaroscuro Foundation: In today’s State of the State address, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo pledged to pass the Reproductive Health Act, a controversial piece of legislation designed to further liberalize abortion law in New York State. New York’s . . . . Continue Reading »

Not so long ago, the language of mainline Protestantism supplied our country with its ethical vocabulary. Lutheran minister Reinhold Neibuhr guided his contemporaries’ reflection on war; Episcopal priest Joseph Fletcher promoted the widely adopted idea of “situation ethics.” The . . . . Continue Reading »

On the subject of dressing, I think the final word belongs to St. Louis. The saint-king is quoted in Chesterton’s Saint Thomas Aquinas as saying to his courtiers: “Vanity should be avoided; but every man should dress well, in the manner of his rank, that his wife may the more easily . . . . Continue Reading »

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Elad Nehorai, a young Jewish writer, describes how he lost his faith in gay rights : It was the summer of 2008 in Chicago. The month before I went to yeshiva for the first time. I was excited. My friends and I had talked about doing this for a while now. We were going to the gay pride parade. . . . . Continue Reading »