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What Dostoevsky insists upon upholding is the moral agency of the human person. From the archives:
When I was young and under the compulsion to affect a deeper experience of life than I had, I was . . . .
When we build, we should strive to build things meant to last. From the archives:
It is my impression that many of the finest and most stimulating historians of the present . . . .
John Wilson reviews Michael Connelly’s “Fair Warning,” the third in a series.
Michael Connelly is a historian of the present, telling us what is “happening” with immediacy and imaginative depth through his crime novels.
If a prominent parliamentarian can be persecuted for her views on marriage and sexuality, who will be next?
Finland continues to persecute parliamentarian Päivi Räsänen for publicly defending the biblical view of homosexuality.
The marriage bond is not simply a means to individual self-realization. From the archives:
If one were to seek a connecting thread that runs through the biblical witness, a good candidate . . . .
Withdrawal of human contact, affection, and care is the greatest single cause of the dehumanization of dying. From the archives:
Recent efforts to legalize physician-assisted suicide and to establish a constitutional “right to . . . .
The presence of God in the sanctuary establishes a relationship against which death cannot prevail. From the archives:
In 1904, less than six years before his death, William James made a revealing statement in response . . . .
Can the Church be honest about death in an era addicted to the pleasure of the moment?
Human mortality has always fascinated the greatest creative minds—from Homer declaiming on . . . .
St. Patrick’s Church in London is the thriving center of the New Evangelization in one of the world’s most diverse cities.
What Father Alexander Sherbrooke has done at St. Patrick’s Church in London is little short of miraculous.
Michelle Kamhi joins Mark to discuss her book “Bucking the Artworld Tide: Reflections on Art, Pseudo Art, Art Education & Theory.”
On this episode, Michelle Kamhi discusses the contemporary artworld and her book Bucking the Artworld Tide: Reflections on Art, Pseudo Art, Art Education & Theory.
Päivi Räsänen has become, for many, a canary in a coal mine.
Finland continues to persecute parliamentarian Päivi Räsänen for publicly defending the biblical view of homosexuality.
Michael Connelly’s crime novels tell us what is “happening” with an immediacy and an imaginative depth that “the news” can’t match.
Michael Connelly is a historian of the present, telling us what is “happening” with immediacy and imaginative depth through his crime novels.
The fate of the moral order depends on the state of the soul. From the archives:
Those of us who believe that our social and political order rests on moral foundations applaud . . . .
Finland continues to persecute parliamentarian Päivi Räsänen for publicly defending the biblical view of homosexuality.
Finland continues to persecute parliamentarian Päivi Räsänen for publicly defending the biblical view of homosexuality.
On this side of eternity, there are fleeting though magnificent moments of grace, such as the one we witness between Lear and Cordelia. From the archives:
The practice of combining love and justice in the governance of relationships between parents and . . . .
The First Commandment is the theological basis for a just and humane society. From the archives:
One of the lessons read at the Easter vigil is the story of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego in the . . . .
What Elizabeth Bartholet’s ideas lack in empirical evidence they compensate for in ferocity.
Harvard professor Elizabeth Bartholet seems to think that only public schools are capable of creating responsible, mature, informed citizens.
New podcast: Michelle Kamhi discusses the contemporary artworld and her recent book.
On this episode, Michelle Kamhi discusses the contemporary artworld and her book Bucking the Artworld Tide: Reflections on Art, Pseudo Art, Art Education & Theory.
Rome can be an antidote to fragmentation.
Protestants are drawn to Rome, though we define ourselves against it. Strictly speaking, we do not . . . .
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Evangelization is the new normal in the Catholic Church.
What Father Alexander Sherbrooke has done at St. Patrick’s Church in London is little short of miraculous.
On March 2, police interrogated parliamentarian Päivi Räsänen for her views on homosexuality.
Finland continues to persecute parliamentarian Päivi Räsänen for publicly defending the biblical view of homosexuality.
He forgave first
not forgiving
himself before
as he then forgave
the dust trailing his steps
faithful as his shadow . . .
He forgave firstnot forgivinghimself before as he then forgavethe dust trailing his stepsfaithful as . . . .
What Father Alexander Sherbrooke has done at St. Patrick’s Church in London is little short of miraculous.
What Father Alexander Sherbrooke has done at St. Patrick’s Church in London is little short of miraculous.
We need a biblically shaped metaphysical horizon for biblical interpretation, which is what the Nicene tradition provides. From the archives:
The true Church of Christ teaches the gospel. The Bible is the sacred and canonical witness to the . . . .
Rights transcend the identities and perspectives of the people involved. From the archives:
Neglect of the full scope of the First Amendment diminishes our . . . .
Liberalism’s endgame is unsustainable in every respect. From the archives:
Liberalism’s contradictions are unsustainable and we must see man and nature anew. . . . .
Why is “Gone With the Wind” so popular?
Mark Bauerlein on Margaret Mitchell's Gone With the Wind and Veronica Clarke on Xavier de Maistre's A Journey Around My Room.
Film noir shows that the story of the Fall is a true myth, reenacted every day.
In the mid-1940s, Hollywood began to make a new kind of crime film. Combining sex and violence, lust . . . .
Conservatives need to emphasize our substantive moral commitments as well as our religious-liberty protections.
On this episode, Ryan T. Anderson and Mark discuss why conservatives shouldn’t limit themselves to procedural arguments in the culture war—we need to emphasize our substantive moral commitments as well as our religious-liberty protections.
Elizabeth Bartholet’s attack on homeschooling is the kind of argument that would be right at home in the very fundamentalist subcultures she detests.
Harvard professor Elizabeth Bartholet seems to think that only public schools are capable of creating responsible, mature, informed citizens.
At St. Patrick’s in Soho Square, London, truth and mercy meet.
What Father Alexander Sherbrooke has done at St. Patrick’s Church in London is little short of miraculous.
They’re particles of thought we pitch toward
a generation we can’t know. Beneath
the snow, beneath the ash, and still for years,
lay a spring antiquity bequeathed
to us.
Tiny packets of life, these seeds. They seeminvisible in our busy days, and, tossedby shoes, or . . . .
Harvard professor Elizabeth Bartholet seems to think that only public schools are capable of creating responsible, mature, informed citizens.
Harvard professor Elizabeth Bartholet seems to think that only public schools are capable of creating responsible, mature, informed citizens.
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