The priest at the Mass we attended this morning is diocesan coordinator of the Pontifical Missions Societies – he preached his usual succinct homily, and this line jumped out: "If you could read the hundreds of appeals I receive from missionaries all over the world – asking for help with their work, and even for…

David Brooks reviews Sullivan’s book: (Remember, Sullivan is all about a "conservatism of doubt") As for Sullivan’s conservatism of doubt, I’m sympathetic. I know only two self-confessed Oakeshottians in Washington — Sullivan and me. And yet Oakeshott’s modesty can never be the main strain in one’s thinking, though it should always be the warning voice…

On Saturday, Pope Benedict traveled across town to officially open the school year at the Pontifical Lateran University. His remarks, faithfully translated by Teresa Benedetta at PRF: He spoke, naturally, of the academic life, reminding his listeners that the point is Truth: Indeed, the University safeguards the wealth of tradition that remains alive through the…

…last week it was in favor of independence for Scotland, and now he’s saying that Muslims should apologize: THE leader of Scotland’s Roman Catholics, Cardinal Keith O’Brien, has called for Muslims to apologise for the 9/11 and 7/7 bomb attacks, declaring that the public should not have to live "in fear of attack" from believers…

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