Thank you for hosting the post-Dobbs symposium (“Pro-Life Politics After Dobbs,” June/July) of observations and suggestions by individuals who have done so much already for the pro-life cause. As I understand their reflections, they mainly lament the lack of effective political . . . . Continue Reading »
Matthew Martens, a career attorney and an evangelical, believes that criminal justice needs a new ethic, specifically, a Christian one. Drawing on a range of theological and biblical texts, he argues that we should “conform such a system to Scripture”—that is, to “Christ’s love for . . . . Continue Reading »
A New England Journal of Medicine article cited Augustine in defense of abortion, though the saint's actual writings reveal his clear opposition. Continue Reading »
Advent announces the coming of the Lord who breaks the arms of the sex traffickers, the drug lords, the arms dealers, and all their respectable collaborators. Continue Reading »
Natural justice matters; but it matters only inasmuch as it participates in the supernatural justice of the kingdom of God. Continue Reading »
At eighty, Cardinal Pell's moral authority as defender of the truth stands strong. Continue Reading »
The miscarriage of justice in the Sarah Halimi case demonstrates the decay of France’s political institutions.
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The Australian Left finds it impossible to admit its errors. Continue Reading »
After the 1973 decision Roe v. Wade, a crisis of meaning emerged in opinions of the United States Supreme Court dealing with reproduction and sex. The law became less intelligible as questions of truth and justice were understood and resolved from differing perspectives. The recent . . . . Continue Reading »
The politician that can form a consensus against the sins that cry out to heaven for vengeance holds the key to a just future. Continue Reading »
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