Theology isn’t Math; but it is Theology

by George Weigel

There are many ways of doing theology, and not all of them are strictly syllogistic; But if theology decays into illogical forms of Newspeak, it is false to itself. Continue Reading »

25 Jan 2017 0

Roe’s Missing Stories

by Eve Tushnet

Roe tells the stories of women who wanted an abortion and found it hard to get. The play never imagines what it’s like to believe abortion is wrong when all the authorities and powers in your life are lined up to pressure you to violate your conscience. Continue Reading »

24 Jan 2017 0

An Open Letter to My Liberal Friends

by Solveig Lucia Gold

I spent yesterday scrolling through your photos, coming to the painful realization that nearly every woman I know is not only pro-choice—I’ve known that for years—but proudly pro-choice: so proud that you will happily parade your pro-choiceness all over the world and proclaim it on all of your social media pages, as if it were a positive good. Continue Reading »

23 Jan 2017 0

Praying for Christian Unity

by Timothy George

The quest for Christian unity is a call to a new life, to lifelong metanoia, and to conversion in the deepest sense. Prayer is essential in every step of this process. Continue Reading »

23 Jan 2017 0

Nat Hentoff, Great Defender of Human Life

by Wesley J. Smith

Nat Hentoff epitomized that “power of life.” So, fare thee well, you wonderful Jewish, atheist, civil-libertarian, leftwing pro-lifer. Continue Reading »

20 Jan 2017 0

Time for Parents to Resist Transgender Activism

by Emily Zinos

With public schools fast becoming incubators of gender ideology, parents need to cast off their fears of entering the fray. Continue Reading »

20 Jan 2017 0

The Virtues of the Old Establishment

by Pete Spiliakos

What I miss about the first Bush is that, while he had no program, and no principles beyond his bromides about service and patriotism, those bromides contained valuable ideas.
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19 Jan 2017 0

Fake History

by George Weigel

Everyone has a right to their opinion about the state of Catholicism in 2017, but no one has a right to invent their own Church history. Continue Reading »

18 Jan 2017 0

A Response to the Bishops of Malta

by Luma Simms

At the heart of what these bishops and others have called a “merciful” path is a frenzied desire for happiness and for the avoidance of pain and suffering, supposing that these people have suffered enough. This stands in direct contrast to the Scriptures, the Fathers, and the saints, whose premise is that suffering is not something to be avoided at all costs—one can learn to live through it. Continue Reading »

18 Jan 2017 0

Brothers and Other Perils

by Betty Smartt Carter

Learning lessons from Molly Hughes’s rollicking chronicles of Victorian family life. Continue Reading »

17 Jan 2017 0