In 1976, a freshman congressman from Illinois named Henry Hyde attached a single sentence to the annual appropriations bill for the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, declaring: “None... The…
First Things ↗Why is the glory of God so invisible most of the time?
Mere Orthodoxy ↗An encounter with the men who "made thinking feel like doing"
Mere Orthodoxy ↗The now-ubiquitous terms “reproductive health” and “reproductive freedom” have contributed mightily to a slaughter of the innocents in these United States. The death toll from that massacre is now... The…
First Things ↗The Stade de France, the country’s largest soccer stadium, holds about 80,000 fans. On Friday, September 25, it was filled with young Catholics. Pope Leo entered to sounds of... The…
First Things ↗In a life of reading, there are special times of wonder and delight. Books come into your hands that address your central concerns and discuss matters you’ve long pondered.... The…
First Things ↗Is baptism an irreversible spiritual and ontological change or a piece of recorded personal data to be deleted on demand? That is the question currently before the European Court... The…
First Things ↗We are seeking after understanding, healing, and preservation rather than strength or domination.
Mere Orthodoxy ↗I keep scrolling, mechanically moving through text and thoughts, thoughts and quotes. The poignant essay is already too many posts back to find again, and my brain is growing weary.
Mere Orthodoxy ↗On September 4, the judge declared a mistrial in the Lindsay Clancy case, the result of one holdout juror who prevented a verdict of not guilty by reason of... The…
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