Ireland Tries and Fails to Erase Mothers
by John DugganThe overwhelming rejection of the attempt to remove “mother” from the Irish constitution shows that barriers will occasionally fly up when liberalization encroaches. Continue Reading »
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Fairie on the Hudson
by Peter J. LeithartTara Isabella Burton's novel Here in Avalon hints that life can be guided by unchosen and given quests, lived out in a world teeming with real angels and mysterious human souls. Continue Reading »
Abortion and the American Colonization of France
by Nathan PinkoskiWhy would French politicians and elites unite to enshrine a right to abortion in the French constitution? The answer has nothing to do with France: It is entirely about imitating American politics. Continue Reading »
A Sumptuous Meal During Lent
by Hans BoersmaThe fasting of Lent reminds us to focus on Jesus who will feed his people if they are willing. Continue Reading »
The Good News Is That the Bad News Isn’t All the News There Is
by George WeigelThe Catholic Church in America has both shadows and light, but the ministries of the Fellowship of Catholic University Students, Word on Fire, consecrated life, and others show that it is far from being a wasteland. Continue Reading »
Copulation Without Population
by M. D. AeschlimanThe Wanting Seed is a guide for understanding our world today—especially the realities and implications of modern materialism, empiricism, urbanization, and utilitarianism. Continue Reading »
The Pope’s Favorite Theologian
by Thomas G. GuarinoPope Francis's favorite theologian, St. Vincent of Lérins, would have recognized that no one in the Church is “master” of divine revelation. Continue Reading »
Super Tuesday and the Apocalypse
by John WilsonI am not looking forward to the prospect of the next few months in this election cycle. I am myself a caregiver, and I have to take care of myself in order to do my job; I have to preserve my sanity. Continue Reading »
Fiducia Supplicans Should Be Revoked
by Diane Montagna and Gerald E. MurrayIt is impossible to bless a couple without blessing the relationship that constitutes the two persons as a couple. Fiducia Supplicans is a manifest disaster that should be revoked and withdrawn by the Holy See. Continue Reading »
Nihilism—in Nazi Germany and Today
by Carl R. TruemanOurs is a time of anthropological crisis when we as a society cannot agree on what it means to be human. Thus, theologians who faced that issue in Nazi Germany are obvious dialogue partners upon whom we can draw. Continue Reading »
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