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April 2015

April 09, 2015

Reflections on the Recent Attempted Lynching in Indiana

The recent attempted lynching of the O'Connors and the Great Walkerton Pizzeria Siege are now...

April 07, 2015

On Disordered Appetites, “Hoosier Hysteria” and Original Sin

A reader writes: I liked your thoughtful post and its many excellent points about both...

April 02, 2015

“Who’s going to Walkerton, IN to burn down ‪#‎memoriespizza‬ w me?”

As the Tolerati continue their Girardian Moral Panic in Indiana, an indispensible part of the...

March 2015

March 31, 2015

Hysteria about the Indiana RFRA is the Ebola Panic for Lefties

Political parties increasingly function by ginning up panic. The Right has become a past master...

March 30, 2015

Can Christians Honor Jewish Customs?

Every year people come into the Church from all sorts of backgrounds and the Church,...

March 25, 2015

On the Development of Doctrine–for a Perplexed Reader

A reader writes: I converted to the Catholic faith in 2000. I accepted the fact...

March 20, 2015

An Editorial at the NY Times Asserts our Children Don’t Believe in Moral Facts

You can read it here. I'm skeptical. While it's true our children are coming to...

March 17, 2015

Sin Makes Things–and People–Fall Apart

John Oliver on the surprisingly interesting question of infrastructure (NSFW language)... ...bears witness to the...

March 16, 2015

The FCC, net neutrality, prudential judgment, the death penalty, and Luke 16:10-12

Permit me some wide-ranging musings, beginning with the relatively (in the cosmic scheme of salvation)...

March 14, 2015

The Beauty of Holiness in the Persecuted Church

Now war arose in heaven, Michael and his angels fighting against the dragon; and the...

March 09, 2015

A Muslim Reader Puzzles about the Concept of “Secular Blasphemers

Responding to this piece about the curious affinity between secular blasphemers and right wing Christian...

March 07, 2015

Death Penalty Red Herring

"The death penalty is not intrinsically immoral like abortion, therefore the state has no business...

March 05, 2015

Good News from Korea and Some Reflections on Bums

A reader writes: I just thought I'd send you a quick note. I'm in Korea...

March 03, 2015

A question about body, soul, and spirit

A reader writes: i like your articles… a quick question. how do we distinguish soul...

February 2015

February 26, 2015

The Wacky World of Postmodernism

Postmodern culture is, among other things, all about the subjectivization of everything. It is, like...

February 23, 2015

Is the Church in Better Shape Than We Thought?

A reader writes: I stumbled across a book that caused me to re-consider whether western...

February 20, 2015

News Flash!: Americans Fought in the Crusades and Conducted Inquisition

First, a reading from Colossians 2:8: "See to it that no one makes a prey...

February 18, 2015

A Question about Damnation, Sabbath-Keeping, Rules, and Relationship

A reader writes: I was wondering if you could help me. I've seen a number...

February 16, 2015

Cool Little Epiphany

Ever since the Risen Christ told the disciples on the Emmaus Road... “These are my...

February 11, 2015

A reader struggles with “making revelation happen”

He writes: I hope this email finds you. I truly enjoy reading your article in...

February 10, 2015

On baptizing aliens

A reader writes: What if extra-terrestrials are just highly complex critters, something like porpoises or...

February 02, 2015

Seattle Seahawks Secure Solid Second Place in Superbowl!!!!!

New England Patriots Crawl Across Finish Line Next to Last. I think we can all...

January 2015

January 31, 2015

Question about Limbo

A reader writes: I have a question about what happens to babies who die without...

January 28, 2015

Not-At-All Crazy Revenge of the Francis Haters

Maureen Mullarkey, fresh from embarrassing the editorial staff of First Things with a ridiculous rant...

January 28, 2015

Lefty Francis Hangover

After bingeing on the hallucinatory drug that made them imagine the pope was just just...

January 27, 2015

One of the Real Non-Negotiables for the Anti-Abortion-but-Not-Prolife Sect

For Catholics, commitment to the dignity of human life is a core value. Full stop....

January 26, 2015

A New Parent’s Reflections on Humanae Vitae

A reader writes: As my wife and I contemplate adding a second child to the family,...

January 24, 2015

Dear Oxford University…

Re: This headline: Oxford University warns authors not to write about pork, bacon to avoid...

January 23, 2015

Pro-life: The More, the Merrier

Recently somebody wrote to ask what I think of gays and atheists participating in prolife...

January 21, 2015

Today’s Francis-Bashing Right Wing Noise Machine Panic

There goes that arch-heretic Francis, talking about responsible parenting with his rabbits comment. The Church has...

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