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July 2015

July 08, 2015

“Secular Catholic schools” and same-sex marriage: the case of Waldron Mercy Academy

In the news today (as linked to by The Deacon's Bench), a lesbian employee was...

July 07, 2015

What do you make of Arrupe College?

This is a new endeavor at Loyola University in Chicago: a two-year college program sponsored...

July 07, 2015

“THE DEAL” is more than just a cringe-worthy acronym

So last Sunday I went to church at the neighboring parish, since its mass times...

July 06, 2015

Four quick thoughts on the Grexit

Greece voted "no" in a referendum over the weekend that asked about whether to accept...

July 06, 2015

Congratulations to the U.S. Women’s Soccer National Team — and yet (plus: “from the library”)

This started out as a "from the library" style post, on the book Is Gwyneth...

July 04, 2015

Happy Independence Day! (with photos)

With thanks to my husband-photographer:

July 03, 2015

Was Obergefell inevitable? – and what next?

Was it simply inevitable that the Court would have decided Obergefell as it did? Three...

July 02, 2015

An invitation to play Nostradamus

Yeah, I'm just going to put this out there, as I have some projects to...

July 01, 2015

Bye, bye, Cyber Monday

Think of your typical workday -- that is, if you're a salaried employee performing some...

July 01, 2015

Who cares about polygamy?

Again, just a question. Right now discussions around polygamy are, for the most part, indirect...

June 2015

June 30, 2015

Marriage, now and then

ADDED: Bonus hypothetical question below! This is that sort of post in which I think...

June 30, 2015

Have you been following the situation in Greece & Puerto Rico?

A genuine, not rhetorical, question. It's worrisome, to put it mildly, but I need to do...

June 30, 2015

The text of the Supreme Court decision is available at this link. The two-sentence background...

June 29, 2015

Talking past each other on same-sex marriage and polygamy

Here's the current debate (e.g., in comments to my post on polygamy): Progressives to traditionalists:...

June 29, 2015

Continuing the dorky discussion on moral reasoning

(A super-quick, type-up-my-thoughts post before I start work. . .) The Economist went to press...

June 29, 2015

Is the “free exercise of religion” imperiled by Obergefell?

We don't know. Now, Kennedy's opinion appears to promise protection to religious groups, but look...

June 28, 2015

The obligatory post on polygamy

You know you want to talk about this. Given the logic of Kennedy's opinion, and...

June 27, 2015

Same-sex marriage and unmarriagable men

Is the following speculation too outlandish and Swiftian? You tell me. . . ****************************** "What's...

June 27, 2015

Atheism, morality, and social control (with apologies for the dorky post title)

Here's a post in which I try to assemble some ideas I've been thinking about...

June 26, 2015

10 thoughts on Obergefell v. Hodges

In no particular order, some thoughts on the gay marriage decision today. (What, are you...

June 25, 2015

Today’s Recommended Reading

The Federal Government is, therefore, notwithstanding the precautions of those who founded it, naturally so...

June 25, 2015

In other news. . . when does the pursuit of “fairness” go too far?

Here's a non-Obamacare, non-flag news item: the Illinois High School Association, which runs high school...

June 25, 2015

Supreme Court ruling, blah, blah, blah

Subsidies stay. Go read Ann Althouse, who'll be updating with commentary on the opinion later,...

June 24, 2015

Envisioning “no-frills” healthcare – or not

So, remember how my son broke his arm last week? And remember my brief run-down...

June 23, 2015

The Confederate Flag – and Identity

"Identity" -- that's the word of the day, isn't it? Jenner identifying as a woman....

June 22, 2015

Your handy-dandy guide to health care outside the United States

Yeah, OK, that's an ambitious title for what's mostly an unresearched "what I know" type...

June 22, 2015

A different kind of Father’s Day

You know life is changing when. . . the facebook status updates by friends reminiscing...

June 21, 2015

Oh, c*&@: more on prayer

Hi, everyone. Please pray for healing for my friend R., who is undergoing treatment for...

June 21, 2015

Surprising fact: blind schoolchildren aren’t learning Braille

This per The Economist: In 1970 more than half of blind American schoolchildren could read...

June 20, 2015

ISIS = the Charleston Shooter?

Here's a paragraph or two that's not yet thought out or sourced (go read CNN),...