Ideology is the Enemy of True Faith
Events at the college where I teach have me thinking about the ersatz religion known as ideology.
Answering Atheists Arguments
Dinesh D'Souza's recent article in the Christian Science Monitor stirred up a hornets nest of response from atheists. Todays atheists, D'Souza discovered from their missives, are a scrappy, disputatious bunch. The following article is his response to some of their assertions.
Islam: A Primer
In January 2002 a group of journalists gathered at the Pier House in Key West, Florida, at the invitation of the Ethics and Public Policy Center for a two-day seminar. Its purpose was to enhance journalistic understanding of current religious and cultural issues. The session from which this "Conversation" is drawn featured Harvard historian Roy Mottahedeh, with a response by journalist Jay Tolson.
Blaming the Wartime Pope
During the second world war, Pope Pius XII was lauded for his singular efforts to halt the carnage, writes Newsweek's Kenneth Woodward.
To Beatrix in the Shadows: Johnny Town-mouse After 100 Years
One century ago, as the shadows of World War I were fading away, shadows were closing in on Beatrix. "
On being wise as serpents
The opening line of a children's poem by Mary Howitt in 1828 is a caution for growing up in a duplicitous world: "'Will you walk into my parlour?' said the Spider to the Fly."
Friendship & devotion
A review of "Exiles and Fugitives: The Letters of Jacques and Raissa Maritain, Allen Tate, and Caroline Gordon" (Southern Literary Studies) by Jacques Maritain.
Unknown Caller: a Review of "The Apparition"
"The Apparition", which opened early September, 2018 in a limited American release, is a very Catholic film.
Evil, be thou my good
Abraham Lincoln won the election of 1860 with only 39.8 percent of the popular vote and was so loathed that he had to take a night train secretly into Washington for his inauguration.