Creation Careless

by John Murdock

When will we have a chance to piece back together a conservatism and a Christian worldview with something edifying to say about all of creation? Continue Reading »

10 Mar 2017 0

Laughing into Modernity

by Peter J. Leithart

Early modern Europeans freed themselves from the burdens of a corrupted medieval world by laughing at it. Continue Reading »

10 Mar 2017 0

Blasphemy in Denmark

by Mark Movsesian

For a European government to bring a blasphemy prosecution in 2017 is incongruous, to say the least. Continue Reading »

9 Mar 2017 0

The Right to Be Yourself?

by Douglas Farrow

If authentic naming or identifying is a strictly private, self-governed enterprise, what is there that is truly public? If my public persona is entirely under my control, and if I can die to my old self and rise to my new self any time I choose and in whatever manner I choose, and if indeed I am not to be burdened by my old “dead” name, as the Dean of Law says, in what sense is my persona public? Continue Reading »

9 Mar 2017 0

A New Lenten Discipline

by George Weigel

For Lent 2016, I adopted a new Forty Days discipline in addition to intensified prayer, daily almsgiving, and letting my liver have its annual vacation: I quit sports talk radio, cold turkey. Continue Reading »

8 Mar 2017 0

The Erosion of Catholic Sacramental Discipline in Germany

by Christian Spaemann

The heart of the matter is that, according to the teaching of the Church, there are norms that are valid without exception and not subject to individual discernment. The German bishops contradict this. Continue Reading »

7 Mar 2017 0

The Bishop and the Nazis

by Daniel Utrecht

In the summer of 1941, at the height of Germany's success in the war, Bishop von Galen decided to take a public stand against the Nazis, even if he had to do it on his own. Continue Reading »

7 Mar 2017 0

Fishing for Koi with an Afghan Veteran

by Roy Peachey

As the rain fell tropically into our garden and the children disappeared for the night, we settled into something of a rhythm, watching and scooping as the sky greyed over and dozens of birds provided a backing chorus. Continue Reading »

6 Mar 2017 0

A Book for Me and All Protestants to Read

by Carl R. Trueman

Recent, ugly nonsense about those who supposedly cannot refrain from sinful sexual relations is pastoral cruelty disguised as kindness. The voice of Archbishop Chaput, by contrast, strikes a welcome and profound note of clarity and true compassion. Continue Reading »

6 Mar 2017 0

Pro-Life, Pro-Truth

by Alexi Sargeant

Beyond the power of the institution we oppose, there is another danger: We who defend life must not allow our commitment to the truth to be compromised. Continue Reading »

3 Mar 2017 0