What I Saw At Corrie Ten Boom’s Hiding Place
by Jonathon Van MarenThe story of the ten Booms is one of extraordinary power: of a family sacrificing all for the Jewish people. Continue Reading »
Faith, Parents, Children
by Mark BauerleinGeorge Barna joins the podcast to discuss the findings of a recent survey conducted by the Cultural Research Center at the Arizona Christian University on the impact of parents' worldview on their children. Continue Reading »
Loving and Hating the Middle Ages
by John DugganModern people, despite being drawn to medieval aesthetics and artificats, cannot seem to bear to examine what those artifacts are modeled on: the intelligible order glimpsed by the eye of faith. Continue Reading »
The Rise of the Religious “Nones”
by Mark BauerleinKerby Anderson joins the podcast to discuss his new Probe survey on the religious views and practices of American adults. Continue Reading »
The New Intolerance
by Mary EberstadtIn November, Cardinal Walter Kasper gave a speech at the Catholic University of America in which he said, “Mercy has become the theme of [Pope Francis’s] pontificate. . . . With this theme, Pope Francis has addressed countless individuals, both within and without the Church. . . . He has moved . . . . Continue Reading »
The Shape of Servitude
by David LaymanIs it the teaching of Christianity that man has dignity? I outlined my problem with this claim from a philosophical perspective here. Then I was rereading Philippians 2:Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with . . . . Continue Reading »
Putting Secularism Out of its Misery
by David LaymanEvery person who has experienced the power of faith and religious conviction bridles at the continuing intellectual hegemony of secularism in our culture. Scholars, religious leaders, or cultural trendsetters who can articulate the case for the continuing vitality of religion are prized. A . . . . Continue Reading »
“Salvation is of the Jews”
by David Layman...the sad thing is that you cannot be a Christian and take the Jews seriously at the same time. Or, if you can, it is a very very difficult thing to do… (Not Even the Rain, on Spengler’s Forum)The spiritual man is able to endure a duplication in himself; by his understanding he is able . . . . Continue Reading »
Now for something completely different
by David LaymanThe only only problem is: according to this data, the correlation is inverse. The more pornography, the less rape. “...since the mainstreaming of porn into American lives in the early 70s, ...the incidence of rape per capita has declined by an astonishing 85%.” The data apparently ties . . . . Continue Reading »
Fear all art
by David LaymanA bumpersticker in a parking lot at one of my work places reads: “Fear No Art.”I did not expect to be drawn into a discussion of art. As I acknowledged in my first posting, other than an amateur enjoyment of classical music and opera, my artistic knowledge is woefully undeveloped. . . . . Continue Reading »
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