February 2001

Richard John Neuhaus says that my assertion in the (London) Sunday Times regarding Pope John Paul’s disability…

The Public Square Late on the night of November 7, I announced to friends with whom I…

That there is a crisis in the Catholic priesthood is by now something that “everybody knows.” But…

Imagine a new land colonized by peoples from many countries. They push aside the natives, who offer…

Pope John Paul II’s considerable effect on our times is conceded by admirers and critics alike. The…

The National Conference of Catholic Bishops recently issued a statement, Faithful Citizenship , calling for “policies that…

When given the option,” Garrison Keillor tells us, “Lutherans will always downsize.” So far as I can…

The best thing to be said about the endgame of the presidential election is that, bad as…

The Jewish State: The Struggle for Israel’s Soul by yoram hazony basic books, 464 pages, $15.52 “Why…

Natural and Divine Law: Reclaiming the Tradition for Christian Ethics by jean porter eerdmans, 399 pages, $19.80…

Democracy in Americaby alexis de tocqueville, translated, edited, and with an introduction by harvey c. mansfield and…

Sovereign Virtue: The Theory and Practice of Equality by ronald dworkin harvard university press, 528 pages, $25.79…

The Mind of the Universe: Understanding Science and Religion by mariano artigas templeton foundation press, 384 pages,…

Acts of Faith: Explaining the Human Side of Religion by rodney stark and roger finke university of…

I could buy a garden gargoyle And set it out relentlessly scowling Toward the kitchen window of…

I could buy a garden gargoyle And set it out relentlessly scowling Toward the kitchen window of…