The Slavery of Radical Freedom
by Margaret McCarthyWith the official right to abolish our human nature inscribed in law in Bostock, we have all become slaves of our own “freedom.” Continue Reading »
Iconoclasm Returns to Oxford
by Peter HitchensAll over Britain, statues of forgotten politicians, merchants, generals, and admirals are being investigated. Continue Reading »
A Call To Conversion
by Dale M. CoulterOpposing racism and prejudice must be part of the church’s pro-life stance. Continue Reading »
Katharine Drexel
by Catherine AddingtonIn my bilingual Catholic parish, the nativist undercurrent of the campaign season looms loudly over the Latinos while the whites discuss the latest battle over religious liberty in hushed shock. This campaign season has people fearing the end of something, be it a way of life, a political party, or . . . . Continue Reading »
Liberty Adrift
by Fr. Dominic Bouck
How America's Original Sin Still Haunts Us in the Fourteenth Amendment
Carl’s Rock Songbook #11: Rock n’ Roll Patriotism Defended
by Carl ScottMy “Rock n’ Roll Patriotism” 4th of July post was meant to be fun little confection of you-tube music, a music-lover’s way to show the colors. But Peter got me thinking again . . . so look out! He commented: “How much we can be proud of this is questionable: No blues and . . . . Continue Reading »
For Pro-Lifers, A New Day
by John Jay HughesThe worst aspect of an Obama presidency, I have been telling friends for months, will be his Supreme Court appointments. They will set the so-called constitutional right to an abortion in concrete for years to come. While this remains true, Sen. Obama’s victory challenges pro-lifers in two ways.We . . . . Continue Reading »
Slavery in Haiti
by Wesley J. SmithTalk about a bitter irony: Haitian slaves were among the first to liberate themselves (from ownership by French colonists), and yet, on the island that once stood as a beacon encouraging others to strive toward freedom, children are held as “domestic chattels.” From the story in the . . . . Continue Reading »
Development or Reversal?
by Avery Cardinal DullesSocial teaching consists of behavioral norms for social conduct in conformity with the gospel. While the principles remain constant, the proximate norms are not free from contingency because society itself is in . . . . Continue Reading »
A Confederate Theodicy
by Russell HittingerA Consuming Fire: The Fall of the Confederacy in the Mind of the White Christian South.By Eugene D. Genovese.University of Georgia Press. 180 pp. $24.95 A generation ago, in the old “New South,” it was said that the War Between the States was not about slavery so much as about honor and, of . . . . Continue Reading »
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