Synod-Talk, Again
by George WeigelNever, ever settle for anything less than the spiritual and moral grandeur that the grace of God makes possible in your life: That was John Paul II’s challenge. Continue Reading »
Ask Not: On Gifts and Debts
by Dale M. CoulterKennedy at his inauguration and medieval theologians agree: humans owe their existence to something beyond themselves, and they should live in light of that debt. Continue Reading »
Peter Says No
by John HunwickeJust as Peter was not the dazzling originator of new teaching, his successors have more often served as a brake on innovation than as its impetus. This is as it should be. The Pope serves the Church best by saying “no” to errors and heresies. Continue Reading »
Soap and Oprah
by Carl R. TruemanA new document indicates just how weak Roman Catholic moral theology could become. Continue Reading »
Evangelicals in Exile
by Matthew MillinerA fresh round of sordid revelations will probably not hinder some evangelicals from the dream of golfing with our current president. But exile and defiance are certainly among the movement’s infinite translations as well. Continue Reading »
Gorsuch and the Washington Script
by Mark MovsesianA familiar Washington script exists for Republican Supreme Court nominations. Once the president announces his choice, Democrats and advocacy groups on the left start issuing dire warnings about the threat the nominee poses to the Constitution, the law, and the American way of life. The words are always the same: The nominee is “extreme,” “outside the mainstream,” “radical,” and “far-right wing.” Continue Reading »
Vetting the Executive Order
by Robert P. George and Angela Wu HowardThere are many things in our government that are “broken,” but our refugee vetting system isn’t one of them. We needn't, and therefore we shouldn't, shut out refugees who are fleeing terrorism in places such as Syria and Iraq, even temporarily. Because it isn't necessary to do it, it is, in my opinion, necessary not to do it. Continue Reading »
Islam and America
by R. R. RenoA preview of The Public Square, forthcoming in the March issue of First Things.There is an understanding of liberal pluralism that is compatible with Islam. Sherman Jackson, a black American Muslim, argued the case well. Continue Reading »
What I Saw and Heard at the March for Life
by Kevin Gallagher At the March for Life, no efforts were made to police the ideology of the marchers. Feminists for Life, some stalwart Democrats for Life, and a pregnant woman carrying the quixotic poster: “End Abortion: Abolish Capitalism” walked side by side with the #MAGA caps and monarchists. All political differences faded in a cause greater than any government.
The Statue of Wokeness
by Pete SpiliakosPresident Trump’s executive order limiting immigration from seven majority-Muslim counties reveals a chaotic, cynical administration—and a hysterical, hypocritical, self-aggrandizing liberal opposition. Continue Reading »
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