Party Politics and the Priesthood - A high profile attempt to inform...
A high profile attempt to inform congregations on life issues could influence the election of pro-life candidates of either party.In a highly publicized study of members of the press and media by...
View ArticleImperial Judges - THE SUPREMACISTS. The Tyranny of Judges and How to Stop It....
THE SUPREMACISTS. The Tyranny of Judges and How to Stop It. By Phyllis Schlafly (Spence Publishing Co., 111 Cole St., Dallas, Texas 75207, 2004), viii + 182 pp. HB $24.95.Federal and State judges have...
View ArticleProtection for human reason - ROMAN CATHOLIC POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY. By James...
ROMAN CATHOLIC POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY. By James V. Schall (Lexington Books, 4501 Forbes Blvd., Suite 200, Lanham, Md. 20706, 2004), 209 pp. HB $65.00.There is no official Church-sanctioned “Roman...
View ArticleCatholic Scholars Address Current Problems - VOICES OF THE NEW SPRINGTIME:...
VOICES OF THE NEW SPRINGTIME: The Life and Work of the Catholic Church in the 21st Century. Edited by Kenneth D. Whitehead (St. Augustine’s Press, P.O. Box 2285, South Bend, Ind. 46680, 2004), ix + 102...
View ArticleMoral Theology Update - THE CATHOLIC CITIZEN: DEBATING THE ISSUES OF JUSTICE....
THE CATHOLIC CITIZEN: DEBATING THE ISSUES OF JUSTICE. Proceedings from the 26 th Annual Conference of the Fellowship of Catholic Scholars, 2803. Edited by Kenneth D. Whitehead (St. Augustine’s Press,...
View ArticleEuropean Christophobia - THE CUBE AND THE CATHEDRAL: EUROPE, AMERICA, AND...
THE CUBE AND THE CATHEDRAL: EUROPE, AMERICA, AND POLITICS WITHOUT GOD. By George Weigel. Basic Books (2005), $23In the closing months of his pontificate, John Paul II turned repeatedly to the “Europe...
View ArticleRenaissance saint and scholar - A THOMAS MORE SOURCE BOOK.Edited by Gerard B....
A THOMAS MORE SOURCE BOOK.Edited by Gerard B. Wegener and Stephen W. Smith (The Catholic University of America Press, P.O. Box 50370, Baltimore, Md. 21211, 2004), xxxii + 395 pp. PB $34.95.St. Thomas...
View ArticleSt. Thomas and Chesterton on law, human and divine - Both St. Thomas and...
Both St. Thomas and Chesterton were aware that human laws do not always conform to the natural and eternal laws.It was not Zeus who gave the order, And Justice living with the dead below Has never...
View ArticleCommunion, Community, and Communication
The Gospel summons us to authentic human development in communion, community, and communication under the sovereignty of God’s love. Our Christian conversion is both an event and a lifelong process of...
View ArticleBenedict XVI on Freedom in Obedience to the Truth: A Key for the New...
… the more fundamental task … is to form human hearts, beginning with those who have already been evangelized and need to be “newly evangelized,” those who know something already, but are not living...
View ArticleQuestions Answered
Does the Church state that there is an ideal form of government? What Magisterial status does the teaching of the popes on contraception enjoy? Can it be changed? Must we believe it? Plato, St....
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Can you tell me what the origin is of our rights and how this relates to the laws of the state? Pope Francis recently caused a reaction in the United States by condemning “unfettered capitalism.” Is...
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Is there some Catholic teaching on the morality of the nanny state and its tendency to try to control all of life through federal law? Can you give me some guidance as to the use of the media? We used...
View ArticleGetting “The Benedict Option” Right
If you haven’t heard of the “Benedict Option,” or even (especially) if you have heard of it, it really needs explaining for it to be a real option. In December 2013, Rod Dreher, a writer for The...
View ArticleIslam and French Politics: A Reflection
The freedom that we so easily demand is a freedom without reason, a freedom that does not need to give reasons since it always has a “right” or a “value” at its disposal; so marvelous are these claims...
View ArticleThe 2016 Vote: What is an Informed Catholic to Do?
While national elections always generate much interest and have their share of controversies, this election cycle can be classified as one “for the record books.” Originally seventeen Republican...
View ArticleWhat Is Really At Stake for Catholic Voters in this Election - November 2016...
November 2016 Editorial In his Republic, Plato argues that we all get the government we deserve. That is, the political leaders of any given people are a direct reflection of what those people hold...
View ArticleEarly Summer Reading
I Burned for Your Peace. Augustine’s Confessions Unpacked by Peter Kreeft. (San Francisco: Ignatius Press, 2016). Reviewed by Matthew K. Minerd, Ph.L. Desiring a Better Country: Forays in Political...
View ArticleOf Horses and Men
Over thirty-five years have passed since St. John Paul II issued his encyclical, Laborem exercens. Its key principle—that human labor has priority over raw capital (§12)—was, and remains, a...
View ArticleAutumn Book Reviews
Behold the Man: A Catholic Vision of Male Spirituality by Deacon Harold Burke-Sivers. (San Francisco: Ignatius Press, 2015), xi + 279 pp. Reviewed by Dr. Joshua M. Evans. Catholics and Protestants:...
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